💧 Mansoura Dam

The Mansoura Dam, formerly the Baath Dam and the Freedom Dam, is a dam on the Euphrates, located 22 kilometres (14 mi) upstream from the city of Raqqa in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. Construction of the dam started in 1983 and was finished in 1986. It is intended to generate hydroelectric power as well as regulate the irregular flow from the Tabqa Dam, which is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) upstream from the Mansoura Dam. These irregularities in the flow from the Tabqa Dam are caused by changes in the electricity demand. The Mansoura Dam is 14 metres (46 ft) high and the installed water turbines can generate 81 MW. The storage capacity of the Mansoura Dam Reservoir is 0.09 cubic kilometres (0.022 cu mi).