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List of dams and reservoirs in Iran

Index List of dams and reservoirs in Iran

Major dam construction started in Iran in the 1950s. [1]

69 relations: Afghanistan, Alavian Dam, Amir Kabir Dam, Armenia, Azad Dam, Azerbaijan, Bakhtiari Dam, Band-e Kaisar, Bolivia, Boz Dam, Bust-e gez Dam, Dam, Daryan Dam, Dez Dam, Doroodzan Dam, Eyvashan Dam, Garan Dam, Gavoshan Dam, Great Hagi Jaffar Dam, IDRO Group, International rankings of Iran, Iran, Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam, Iranian Revolution, Irrigation in Iran, Jaber Dam, Jawid Dam, Jiroft Dam, Karkheh Dam, Karun-3 Dam, Karun-4 Dam, Kebar Dam, Kenya, Khersan-3 Dam, Khoda Afarin Dam, Kouhrang 1 Dam, Kouhrang 2 Hydroelectric Power Station, Kouhrang 3 Dam, Kurit Dam, Lar Dam, Latyan Dam, List of power stations in Iran, Mahabad Dam, Mali, Mamloo Dam, Marun Dam, Masjed Soleyman Dam, Meghri Dam, Nicaragua, Press TV, ..., Rudbar Lorestan Dam, Sardasht Dam, Sefidrud Dam, Seimare Dam, Shahid Abbaspour Dam, Shahid Rajaee Dam, Shahid Talebi Dam, Shamo Dam, Siah Bishe Pumped Storage Power Plant, Silveh Dam, Sivand Dam, Sri Lanka, Sumbar Dam, Syria, Tajikistan, Tarik Dam, Upper Gotvand Dam, Water supply and sanitation in Iran, Zayanderud Dam. Expand index (19 more) »

Afghanistan

Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari:, Pashto: Afġānistān, Dari: Afġānestān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.

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Alavian Dam

The Alavian Dam and Lake is situated on the Soofian Chay river in East Azerbaijan Province, north-western Iran.

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Amir Kabir Dam

Amir Kabir dam (سد امیر کبیر.), also known as Karaj dam, is a dam on the Karaj River in the Central Alborz mountain range of northern Iran.

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Armenia

Armenia (translit), officially the Republic of Armenia (translit), is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia.

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Azad Dam

Azad Dam is an embankment dam on the Gura River, west of Sanandaj in Kordestan province, Iran.

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Azerbaijan

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Bakhtiari Dam

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 Provinces, Iran.

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Band-e Kaisar

The Band-e Kaisar, Pol-e Kaisar ("Caesar's bridge"), Bridge of Valerian or Shadirwan was an ancient arch bridge in Shushtar, Iran, and the first in the country to combine it with a dam.

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Bolivia

Bolivia (Mborivia; Buliwya; Wuliwya), officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.

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Boz Dam

Boz Dam (from سَّد بُـز, in سد بز.), also known as Buz Dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

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Bust-e gez Dam

Bust gez dam (from سَّد بست گز, in سد بَستِ گِز. also known as Bast gez dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.

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Daryan Dam

The Daryan Dam, also spelled Darian, is an embankment dam constructed on the Sirvan River just north of Daryan in Paveh County, Kermanshah Province, Iran.

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Dez Dam

The Dez Dam (سد دز), formerly known as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Dam (Persian: سد محمدرضا شاه پهلوی) before 1979 Revolution, is an arch dam on the Dez River in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, Iran.

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Doroodzan Dam

Doroodzan Dam is an earthen dam in Fars Province, Iran, about north of Shiraz.

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Eyvashan Dam

The Eyvashan Dam, also spelled Ashavan, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Horood River about east of Khorramabad in Lorestan Province, Iran.

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Garan Dam

The Garan Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Garan River, a tributary of the Sirvan River, about northeast of Marivan in Kurdistan Province, Iran.

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Gavoshan Dam

Gavoshan Dam is an embankment dam on the Gaveh River south of Sanandaj in Kordestan province, Iran.

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Great Hagi Jaffar Dam

Great Hagi Jaffar Dam (from سد حاجي جعفر الكبير, in سد حاجی جعفر گّب.), is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

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IDRO Group

The Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) known as IDRO Group was established in 1967 in Iran.

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International rankings of Iran

The following are international rankings for Iran.

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Iran

Iran (ایران), also known as Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (جمهوری اسلامی ایران), is a sovereign state in Western Asia. With over 81 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 18th-most-populous country. Comprising a land area of, it is the second-largest country in the Middle East and the 17th-largest in the world. Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. The country's central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, give it geostrategic importance. Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well as its leading economic and cultural center. Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BCE. It was first unified by the Iranian Medes in the seventh century BCE, reaching its greatest territorial size in the sixth century BCE, when Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid Empire, which stretched from Eastern Europe to the Indus Valley, becoming one of the largest empires in history. The Iranian realm fell to Alexander the Great in the fourth century BCE and was divided into several Hellenistic states. An Iranian rebellion culminated in the establishment of the Parthian Empire, which was succeeded in the third century CE by the Sasanian Empire, a leading world power for the next four centuries. Arab Muslims conquered the empire in the seventh century CE, displacing the indigenous faiths of Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism with Islam. Iran made major contributions to the Islamic Golden Age that followed, producing many influential figures in art and science. After two centuries, a period of various native Muslim dynasties began, which were later conquered by the Turks and the Mongols. The rise of the Safavids in the 15th century led to the reestablishment of a unified Iranian state and national identity, with the country's conversion to Shia Islam marking a turning point in Iranian and Muslim history. Under Nader Shah, Iran was one of the most powerful states in the 18th century, though by the 19th century, a series of conflicts with the Russian Empire led to significant territorial losses. Popular unrest led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy and the country's first legislature. A 1953 coup instigated by the United Kingdom and the United States resulted in greater autocracy and growing anti-Western resentment. Subsequent unrest against foreign influence and political repression led to the 1979 Revolution and the establishment of an Islamic republic, a political system that includes elements of a parliamentary democracy vetted and supervised by a theocracy governed by an autocratic "Supreme Leader". During the 1980s, the country was engaged in a war with Iraq, which lasted for almost nine years and resulted in a high number of casualties and economic losses for both sides. According to international reports, Iran's human rights record is exceptionally poor. The regime in Iran is undemocratic, and has frequently persecuted and arrested critics of the government and its Supreme Leader. Women's rights in Iran are described as seriously inadequate, and children's rights have been severely violated, with more child offenders being executed in Iran than in any other country in the world. Since the 2000s, Iran's controversial nuclear program has raised concerns, which is part of the basis of the international sanctions against the country. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1, was created on 14 July 2015, aimed to loosen the nuclear sanctions in exchange for Iran's restriction in producing enriched uranium. Iran is a founding member of the UN, ECO, NAM, OIC, and OPEC. It is a major regional and middle power, and its large reserves of fossil fuels – which include the world's largest natural gas supply and the fourth-largest proven oil reserves – exert considerable influence in international energy security and the world economy. The country's rich cultural legacy is reflected in part by its 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the third-largest number in Asia and eleventh-largest in the world. Iran is a multicultural country comprising numerous ethnic and linguistic groups, the largest being Persians (61%), Azeris (16%), Kurds (10%), and Lurs (6%).

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Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam

The Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam (or Doosti Reservoir Dam) is a dam on the Hariroud River, which forms part of the international boundary between Iran and Turkmenistan.

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Iranian Revolution

The Iranian Revolution (Enqelāb-e Iran; also known as the Islamic Revolution or the 1979 Revolution), Iran Chamber.

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Irrigation in Iran

Irrigation in Iran covers 89,930 km2 making it the fifth ranked country in terms of irrigated area.

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Jaber Dam

Jaber Dam (from سَّد جابر, in سد جابر.), also known as Jabar Dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

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Jawid Dam

Jawid Dam (from سَّد جاويد, in سد جاوید.), also known as Jaweed Dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

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Jiroft Dam

Jiroft Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Iran with an installed electricity generating capability of 85 MWh situated in Kerman Province.

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Karkheh Dam

The Karkheh Dam (سد کرخه) is a large multi-purpose earthen embankment dam built in Iran on the Karkheh River in 2001 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

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Karun-3 Dam

The Karun-3 dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Karun river located in the province of Khuzestan, Iran.

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Karun-4 Dam

The Karun-4 Dam is an arch dam on the Karun River located at 180 km southwest of Shahr-e-Kord in the province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran.

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Kebar Dam

The Kebar Dam is a masonry arch dam on the Kebar River, Iran, located near a town of the same name, 23 km southeast of Qom, near the village of Khowrabad.

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with its capital and largest city in Nairobi.

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Khersan-3 Dam

Khersan-3 dam is an arch dam currently under construction on the Khersan River, a tributary of the Karun River, in Iran.

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Khoda Afarin Dam

Khoda Afarin Dam (also spelled as Khodaafarin Dam or Hudafarin Dam) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Aras River straddling the international border between Iran and Azerbaijan.

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Kouhrang 1 Dam

The Kouhrang 1 Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Kouhrang River about southwest of Chelgard in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

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Kouhrang 2 Hydroelectric Power Station

The Kouhrang 2 Hydroelectric Power Station is located just south of Chelgard and about northwest of Shahrekord in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

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Kouhrang 3 Dam

The Kouhrang 3 Dam is an arch dam currently under construction on the Kouhrang River in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

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Kurit Dam

The Kurit Dam is a masonry arch dam located 34 km southeast of Tabas, Iran near the village of Kurit.

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Lar Dam

Lar Dam (Persian: سد لار sad-de lār) is a dam located at the foot of Mount Damavand in Amol county, Mazandaran, Iran.

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Latyan Dam

Latyan Dam (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 of city of Lavasan.

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List of power stations in Iran

By 2012, Iran had roughly 400 power plant units.

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Mahabad Dam

Mahabad Dam is an embankment dam on the Mahabad River near the city of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

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Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali), is a landlocked country in West Africa, a region geologically identified with the West African Craton.

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Mamloo Dam

Mamloo Dam (سد ماملو.), is a dam in the Central Alborz mountain range of northern Iran near to the Mount Damavand.

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Marun Dam

Marun Dam, also spelled Maroun, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Marun River about north of Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.

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Masjed Soleyman Dam

The Masjed Soleyman Dam (also known as Karun-2 Dam) previously named "Godar-e Landar" is a dam in Iran on the Karun river.

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Meghri Dam

The Meghri Dam (also known as the Aras Dam or Aras Watershed Dam) is a hydroelectric dam currently under construction on the Aras River near Armenia's southern town of Meghri on the Armenia–Iran border.

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Press TV

Press TV (stylised as PRESSTV) is a 24-hour English- and French-language news and documentary network affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).

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Rudbar Lorestan Dam

Rudbar Lorestan Dam is a hydroelectric dam currently under construction on the Rudbar River, a tributary of the Dez River, in Iran's Lorestan Province with an installed electricity generating capability of 450 MW.

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Sardasht Dam

The Sardasht Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Little Zab southeast of Sardasht in the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan.

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Sefidrud Dam

Sefidrud Dam (originally named Shahbanu Farah Dam and also known as the Manjil Dam) is a buttress dam on the Sefīd-Rūd in the Alborz mountain range, located near Manjil in Gilan Province, northern Iran.

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Seimare Dam

Seimare Dam, also known as Hini Mini or spelled Seymareh, is an arch dam on the Seimare River in Badreh County, Ilam Province, Iran.

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Shahid Abbaspour Dam

The Shahid Abbaspour Dam (Persian: سد شهید عباسپور), formerly known as Great Reza Shah Dam (Persian: سد رضاشاه کبیر) before 1979 Revolution, is a large arch dam providing hydroelectricity from the Karun River; it is located about northeast of Masjed Soleiman, in the province of Khuzestan, Iran, and originally completed in 1976, and formerly named "Reza Shah Kabir Dam".

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Shahid Rajaee Dam

Shahid Rajaee Dam, also known as the Soleyman Tangeh Dam, is an arch dam on the Tajan River, located about south of Sari in Mazandaran Province, Iran.

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Shahid Talebi Dam

Shahid Talebi Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Iran with an installed electricity generating capability of 2.3 MWh.

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Shamo Dam

Shamo dam (from سَّد شمو, in سد شمو. also known as Sad Shamo, is a dam in Kukherd, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

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Siah Bishe Pumped Storage Power Plant

The Siah Bisheh Pumped Storage Power Plant (نیروگاه تلمبه ذخیره‌ای سیاه‌بیشه), also spelled Siyāhbisheh and Siah Bishe, is located in the Alborz Mountain range near the village of Siah Bisheh and south of Chalus in Mazandaran Province, Iran.

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Silveh Dam

The Silveh Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam being constructed on the Lavin River just downstream of the village of Silveh in Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

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Sivand Dam

Sivand Dam is a dam built in 2007 in Fars Province, Iran.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Sumbar Dam

The Sumbar Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam just east of Gholaman in North Khorasan Province, Iran.

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Syria

Syria (سوريا), officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic (الجمهورية العربية السورية), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.

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Tajikistan

Tajikistan (or; Тоҷикистон), officially the Republic of Tajikistan (Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhuriyi Tojikiston), is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia with an estimated population of million people as of, and an area of.

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Tarik Dam

Tarik Dam is a dam on the Sefīd-Rūd river in the Alborz mountain range, about south of Rasht in Gilan Province, northern Iran.

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Upper Gotvand Dam

Upper Gotvand Dam, or simply the Gotvand Dam, is an embankment dam on the Karun River about northeast of Gotvand in Khuzestan Province, Iran.

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Water supply and sanitation in Iran

Water supply and sanitation in Iran has witnessed some important improvements, especially in terms of increased access to urban water supply, while important challenges remain, particularly concerning sanitation and service provision in rural areas.

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Zayanderud Dam

Zayanderud Dam, also spelled Zayandeh Rud Dam, also known as the Chadegan Dam and formerly known as the Shah Abbas Dam, is an arch dam on the Zayandeh River about east of Chadegan in Isfahan Province, Iran.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dams_and_reservoirs_in_Iran

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