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List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan

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List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan

Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or combination of these. The list of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are listed below.

Major reservoirs and dams in Afghanistan

  • Naghlu Dam in Kabul Province
  • Qargha in Kabul Province
  • Shah wa Arus Dam in Kabul Province
  • Surobi Dam in Surobi District (Kabul) Kabul Province
  • Mahipar Dam in Kabul Province
  • Darunta Dam in Nangarhar Province
  • Band-e Amir in Bamyan Province
  • Kajaki Dam in Helmand Province
  • Grishk Dam in Helmand Province
  • Dahla Dam in Kandahar Province
  • Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) in Herat Province
  • Band E Sardeh Dam in Ghazni Province
  • Band-e Sultan in Ghazni Province
  • Chak E Wardak Dam in Wardak Province
  • Two dams in Baghlan Province
  • Sar-e-Haus Dam
  • Surkhab Dam in Logar Province
  • Zana Khan Dam
  • Kunar Dam (Approx 300 MW) (in Surtak) in Kunar Province, to be constructed in the next 12 years after 2013.
  • Manogi Power Dam (Approx 1000 MW) in Kunar province to be built in the next 4 years
  • Kamal Khan Dam in Charborjak district of southwestern Nimroz province
  • Bakhsh-Abad Dam in western Farah province

    • References

    List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan Wikipedia
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