Harbaqa Dam
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| Height | 2000 (cm) |
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| Width (crest) | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Width (base) | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Maximum length | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Length | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Purposes | Water storage |
| Flood control | |
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| ID | 1239521 |
About Harbaqa Dam
The Harbaqa Dam or Kharbaqa Dam was a Roman era Palmyrene gravity dam in the Syrian desert about 70 kilometres southwest from Palmyra on the road to Damascus. The dam, built of rubble, concrete, and dressed with ashlar stones, dates to the first or second century AD.
