Al-Rastan Dam
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| Al-Rastan Dam | |
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| Country | Syria |
| Location | Al-Rastan, Homs Governorate |
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| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | around 1975 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Orontes River |
| Height | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 228,000,000 m3 (185,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 21 km2 (8.1 mi2) |
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Al-Rastan Dam is an embankment dam on the Orontes River in the city of Al-Rastan, Homs Governorate, Syria. It was completed around 1975 with the primary purpose of water storage for irrigation.[1] It was constructed by the Bulgarian firm Hydrostroy along with the Mouhardeh Dam, which is downstream and also on the Orontes.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Lake Homs Dam – located upstream
References
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