Karkheh Dam
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Address | Khuzestan Province, Iran |
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Height | 12700 (cm) |
Hours | Open 24 hours |
Length | 3,030 m (9,941 ft) |
Construction cost | 700 million USD |
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ID | 895163 |
About Karkheh Dam
The Karkheh Dam is a large multi-purpose earthen embankment dam built in Iran on the Karkheh River in 2001 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The dam is in the northwestern province of Khūzestān, the closest city being Andimeshk to the east.
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