The dam line
The long earthen dam and its dykes cross the landscape as a firm, deliberate line, one of the few straight edges in the whole composition.
Tabula geographica minimalis · India
Hīrākud — Hīrākud Map Poster & Print
21.5250° N / 83.8727° E
A dam town at the edge of a vast reservoir, where the Mahanadi's waters meet a long, straight earthen wall.
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In pariete
Hīrākud domi
Tabula
Hīrākud Map Poster & Print
Hīrākud lies just upstream of Sambalpur in western Odisha, beside the dam that shares its name. Built across the Mahanadi river and completed in the 1950s, the Hirakud Dam is one of the longest earthen dams in the world, and with its dykes it stretches for many kilometres. On a map, the reservoir behind it is by far the largest feature, an irregular expanse of water that fills much of the frame.
The township grew as housing for the people who built and ran the dam, so the streets have a planned feel, with straightforward roads and residential blocks near the structure. Below the dam, the Mahanadi continues as a river again, flowing past Sambalpur toward the delta.
A Hīrākud map poster shows an unusual meeting of engineering and landscape. The dam draws a long straight line, the reservoir edge is jagged with inlets and islands, and the small town sits between them. The contrast between straight and irregular shapes makes the composition graphic.
- Incolae
- 30,207
- Coordinatae
- 21.5250° N / 83.8727° E
- Altitudo
- 168 m
- Zona horaria
- Kolkata
- Regio
- Hīrākud, India
Reservoir shoreline
Behind the dam, the reservoir spreads into countless inlets and islands. It forms a large, intricate shape that dominates the upper part of the map.
Township streets
The residential area near the dam follows a simple planned layout. Its modest grid is a quiet human counterpart to the scale of the water.
Tuam fac
Hīrākud: partem tuam in forma pone
Adde diem, nomen vel versum tuum; muta stilum, magnitudinem vel directionem.
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Cur Hīrākud
Tabula quae aliquid significat
For people whose families worked on the dam or lived in the township, Hīrākud is a place of personal and national history. The map shows the dam, the water and the town together, which rarely fits in a single photograph.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates, perhaps with the year you moved there or a family name, and choose one of five styles: Classic black and white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand.
Eme tabulam HīrākudQuid in fasciculis HD insit300 DPISine signo aquaticoPNG + PDF
| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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Hīrākud Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Quomodo tabulam Hīrākud emere possum?
Elige formam in summa pagina, deinde selige Tabulam Typis Impressam — magnitudinem et, si vis, compagem — vel Fasciculos Digitales HD. Emptio uno gradu conficitur, et pagina emptionis tuae statim renovatur ubi primum solutio confecta est.
Qualis est tabula Hīrākud typis impressa?
In charta opaca praestanti 200 gsm typis imprimitur, una ex sex magnitudinibus, a 30 × 40 cm usque ad 24 × 36″. Tabulae typis impressae incipiunt a $39, missione inclusa.
Possumne tabulam Hīrākud compagine inclusam emere?
Ita. Elige compagem ex solido ligno, colore nigro, albo, quercu naturali vel ligno obscuro. Vitro infrangibili instructa venit et ad suspendendum parata est. Tabulae compagine inclusae incipiunt a $99, missione inclusa.
Quantum temporis missio sumit, et quanti constat?
Missio gratuita est in plus quam 60 terras. Quodque poster ab proximo ex sociis nostris typographicis in plus quam 30 terris imprimitur et plerumque intra 3–7 dies negotiales advenit. Statum et vestigium sub «Mea mandata» sequi potes. Quaedam terrae 2–5 hebdomades requirunt, et ubi nondum mittimus, situs te ante solutionem monet.
Quid si tabula mea laesa pervenit?
Mitte nobis imaginem intra 14 dies post missionem acceptam, et eam gratis iterum imprimemus vel pecuniam tibi reddemus.
Possumne nomina nostra vel diem tabulae Hīrākud addere?
Ita. In instrumento huius paginae, titulum, subtitulum et lineam coordinatarum ad libitum muta, et formam ac magnitudinem elige. Emptiones typis impressae, compagine inclusae et digitales omnes exacte figuram tuam adhibent.
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