Dukan Lake
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Area | 270 |
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Catchment area | 11700 |
Locations | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
Inflow source | Little Zab River |
Outflow location | Little Zab River |
Basin countries | Iran |
Iraq | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2476508 |
About Dukan Lake
Lake Dukan is the largest lake in Iraq. It is located close to the city of Ranya, and is a reservoir on the Little Zab created by the construction of the Dukan Dam. The Dukan Dam was built between 1954 and 1959 as a multi-purpose dam to provide water storage, irrigation and hydroelectricity.