Country Turkey/Syria Impounds Orontes River Height 14 m Construction began 2011 Status Construction delayed | Type of dam Embankment Length 580 m (1,903 ft) Construction cost 28.5 million USD Impound Orontes River | |
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Total capacity 115,000,000 m (93,232 acre·ft) | ||
The Friendship Dam is a dam under construction on the Orontes River between the Syrian village of al-Alani, and the Turkish village of Ziyaret. It will cost $28.5 million and will be able to generate 16 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year and supply water for 10,000 hectares of agricultural soil. In late June 2011 it was reported that the construction was delayed due to the uprising in Syria. A protocol which was supposed to be signed between the two countries, was not.
Map of Ziyaret Mahallesi, Syria-Turkey Friendship Dam, 31750 Alt%C4%B1n%C3%B6z%C3%BC%2FHatay, Turkey
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Syria–Turkey Friendship Dam Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA