PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN / پاكِستان.

Warsak Dam and Power Station.
Stamp issued on 01.07.1961.
Face value: 40 Pakistani paisa.
Printing: Recess.
Size: 41 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 153.
- Scott No. 150.
- Siddiqui No. 150.
- StampWorld No. 154.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 146.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 142.

Warsak Dam (Urdu: ورسک ڈیم) is located on the Kabul River, in the Valley of Peshawar, approximately 20 km northwest of the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Its construction began in 1949 and was completed in 1960. Its length is 140.2 m (460 ft), and its height is 76.2 m (250 ft). The surface area of its reservoir is 10.3 km² (4 sq mi). Its construction was financed by the government of Canada.