Khoda Afarin Dam

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Khoda Afarin Dam
Khoda Afarin Dam is located in Iran
Khoda Afarin Dam
Location of Khoda Afarin Dam in Iran
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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