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.
Minimalist map poster · 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.
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Hīrākud in every style
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Hīrākud, razor sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
Ituro
Hīrākud et ituro
The map
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.
- Population
- 30,207
- Coordinates
- 21.5250° N / 83.8727° E
- Elevation
- 168 m
- Time zone
- Kolkata
- Region
- 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.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Hīrākud
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Hīrākud
A map that means something
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.
Oder poster HīrākudWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Hīrākud Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Hīrākud?
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Poster Hīrākud eprint ekamowa?
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Ijo oder poster Hīrākud eframe?
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Ewa delivery eañ, im cost ewa?
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Poster bwira damage iaan arrival?
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Ijo kabun aema keda ke date iaan poster Hīrākud?
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Ouga ereub ekamowa iaan digital HD files?
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.