Khoda Afarin Dam
Khoda Afarin Dam | |
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Location of Khoda Afarin Dam in Iran
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Country | Iran/de facto: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, de jure: Azerbaijan |
Location | Khomarlu, East Azerbaijan Province/Soltanlı, de facto: Hadrut Province, de jure: Jabrayil Rayon |
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Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1999 |
Opening date | 2008 |
Owner(s) | East Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, earth-fill |
Impounds | Aras River |
Height | 64 m (210 ft)[1] |
Length | 400 m (1,300 ft)[2] |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 1,612×10 6 m3 (1,307,000 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 1,495×10 6 m3 (1,212,000 acre⋅ft)[3] |
Power station | |
Installed capacity | 102 MW (137,000 hp) |
Khoda Afarin Dam (also spelled as Khodaafarin Dam or Hudafarin Dam) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Aras River straddling the border between Iran and Azerbaijan. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Khomarlu in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southwest of Soltanlı in Jabrayil District, Azerbaijan. It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) upstream of the Khodaafarin Bridges. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and irrigation. It was conceived as a joint project with the Soviet Union and both sides reached an agreement in October 1977. Designs were finalized in 1982, revised in the early 1990s and construction began in 1999.[3]
The dam was complete and began to impound water in 2008. It was inaugurated in 2010. The irrigation works are still underway.[4] During construction, several Bronze Age sites were discovered, including the grave of a Saka-Scythian warrior. The reservoir filling, or impoundment, was delayed in 2008 to accommodate excavations.[5][6] The dam's power plant has an installed capacity of 102 megawatts (137,000 hp) and is designed to irrigate 75,000 hectares (190,000 acres).[3][7]
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