Zayanderud Dam, also spelled Zayandeh Rud Dam formerly known as the Shah Abbas Dam, is an arch dam on the Zayandeh River about 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Chadegan...
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The Zayanderud or Zayandehrud (Persian: Zāyanderūd ,زایندهرود; from زاینده [zɑːjændɛ] "fertile" or "life-giver", and رود [rʊːd] "river"), also spelled...
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Giz Galasi Dam (Azerbaijani: Qız Qalası SES, Persian: سد قیز قلعهسی) is an embankment dam on the Aras River straddling the international border between...
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Aydughmush Dam Azad Dam Daryan Dam Dez Dam Doroodzan Dam Garan Dam Gavoshan Dam Givi Dam Ilam Dam Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam Jegin Dam Jiroft dam Kalghan...
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The Bakhtiari Dam is an arch dam currently under construction on the Bakhtiari River within the Zagros Mountains on the border of Lorestan and Khuzestan...
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The dam is an early arch dam and was the first arch dam constructed by the Mongolians, around 1300 AD. It is the oldest surviving arch dam. The dam is...
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is an Iranian government project to supply 100 million cube meter of Zayanderud Dam water to the Borujen steel factory in Sefid Dasht[specify] with 128 km...
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List of power stations in Iran (redirect from Shahid Azimi Dam)
construction of a $200-million hydroelectric dam in Nicaragua starting 2011. Iran is currently engaged in dam construction in Tajikistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan...
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Qalası su anbarı) is a reservoir on the Aras River, created by the Giz Galasi Dam straddling the international border between Azerbaijan and Iran. The reservoir...
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Dez Dam (Persian: سد دز), formerly known as Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi Dam (Persian: سد محمدرضا شاه پهلوی), before 1979 Revolution, is an arch dam on the...
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Rudbar Lorestan Dam (Persian: سد رودبار لرستان) is a hydroelectric dam on the Rudbar River, a tributary of the Dez River, in Iran's Lorestan Province with...
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Khoda Afarin Dam (Persian: سد خداآفرین, also spelled as Khodaafarin Dam or Khudafarin Dam) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Aras River straddling...
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Amir Kabir dam (Persian: سد امیرکبیر), also known as Karaj dam (سد کرج), is a dam on the Karaj River in the Central Alborz mountain range of northern Iran...
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Tarik Dam (Persian: سد تاریک) is a dam on the Sefīd-Rūd river in the Alborz mountain range, about 32 km (20 mi) south of Rasht in Gilan Province, northern...
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53°05′01″E / 30.13889°N 53.08361°E / 30.13889; 53.08361 Sivand Dam (Persian: سد سیوند) is a dam built in 2007 in Fars Province, Iran. Named after the nearby...
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The Karun-3 dam (Persian: سد کارون ۳) is a hydroelectric dam on the Karun river located in the province of Khuzestan, Iran. It was built to help meet Iran's...
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Band-e Kaisar (category Dams in Iran)
The Band-e Kaisar (Persian: بند قیصر, "Caesar's dam"), Pol-e Kaisar ("Caesar's bridge"), Bridge of Valerian or Shadirwan was an ancient arch bridge in...
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Kurit Dam is an arch-gravity dam located 56 km away from Tabas, Iran near the village of Kurit. This was to remain a world record for any type of dam from...
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The Karun-4 Dam is an arch dam on the Karun River located 180 km southwest of Shahr-e-Kord in the province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran. The Karun...
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The Daryan Dam, also spelled Darian (Persian: سد داریان) , is an embankment dam constructed on the Sirvan River just north of Daryan in Paveh County, Kermanshah...
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construction) Qazvin 103 26 Rais Ali Dilavari Dam Borazjan 102 27 Shahran Tower Tabriz 100 Zayanderud Dam Chadegan 100 Elahieh Twin Towers Tehran 100 28...
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thirty-three [spans]'), is the largest of the eleven historical bridges on the Zayanderud, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau, in Isfahan, Iran. The bridge...
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The Karkheh Dam (Persian: سد کرخه) is a large multi-purpose earthen embankment dam built in Iran on the Karkheh River in 2001 by the contractor of Khatam...
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Shahi Dam or Shesh Taraz Dam was built about 700 -1000 years ago and located in Kariz, Kuhsorkh County. "Shahi Dam". IRIB NEWS AGENCY. Retrieved 29 July...
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Sefidrud Dam (originally named Shahbanu Farah Dam and also known as the Manjil Dam) (Persian: سد سفیدرود) is a buttress dam on the Sefīd-Rūd in the Alborz...
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Latyan Dam (Persian: سد لتيان, also Romanized as Sadd-e Latyān) is a buttress dam on the Jajrood River, located less than 25 km from Tehran in the south...
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The Sumbar Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam just east of Gholaman in North Khorasan Province, Iran. The primary purpose of the dam is flood control and...
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The Eyvashan Dam (Persian: سد ایوشان), also spelled Ashavan, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Horood River about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Khorramabad...
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The Meghri hydroelectric project (also known as the Meghri Dam or Aras Watershed Dam) is a hydroelectric project planned on the Aras River near Armenia's...
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Upper Gotvand Dam, or simply the Gotvand Dam (Persian: سد گتوند بالا), is an embankment dam on the Karun River about 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Gotvand...
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