Khoda Afarin Dam

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
Coordinates 39°9′35″N 46°56′05″E / 39.15972°N 46.93472°E / 39.15972; 46.93472Coordinates: 39°9′35″N 46°56′05″E / 39.15972°N 46.93472°E / 39.15972; 46.93472
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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References

  1. ↑ "Dams (>15 m) Under Construction in IRAN" (PDF). WRM. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Construction operation of Khoda Afarin dam power plant was begun". Farab Co. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Reducing Transboundary Degradation of Kura-Aras River Basin" (PDF). National Report of Islamic Republic of Iran. National TDA-Islamic Republic of Iran. June 2006. p. 8. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Khdaafryn dam will irrigate 30 thousand hectares of land in East Azarbaijan" (in Persian). WNN. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Archaeologists rush to save Bronze Age sites in northwestern Iran". Mehr News Agency (via Payvand Iran News). 2 December 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Grave of a Saka-Scythian Warrior Discovered at Khoda-Afarin Dam Reservoir". The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies. 8 December 2008.
  7. ↑ http://www.farab.com/en/field_of_activities/prjList.asp?abv=H
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