🚧 Bawanur Dam

Iraq · Asia · 34.84°N, 45.53°E

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The Bawanur Dam is an earth-fill dam under construction on the Sirwa River, just upstream of the town of Bawanur in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The 23 m tall dam is designed to support a 32 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station. In addition to power generation, the project aims to provide flood control and irrigation water.

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CountryIraq
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)34.84°N, 45.53°E · view on map

Bawanur Dam is located in Iraq, in Asia.

More dams in Iraq

Alwand Dam · Badush Dam · Bekhme Dam · Fallujah Barrage · Gomaspan Dam · Hindiya Barrage · Kut Barrage · Mosul Dam · Ramadi Barrage · Samarra Barrage.

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