Aras Dam
E521025
Aras Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the transboundary Aras River, playing a key role in water management and power generation in the region between Iran and the South Caucasus.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khoda Afarin Dam | 1 |
| Moghan Dam | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| borderRiver | Aras River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1963 ⓘ |
| cooperativeProjectBetween |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Iranian engineers
ⓘ
Soviet engineers ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalEffect |
creation of reservoir habitat
ⓘ
modification of natural flow regime of Aras River ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulation of Aras River flow
ⓘ
sediment control ⓘ |
| hasHydropowerPlant | Aras Dam power station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| impact |
contributes to regional electricity supply
ⓘ
supports regional irrigation schemes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Caucasus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Aras River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | East Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTransboundaryRiverSystem | Iran–South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Iran–Azerbaijan border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jolfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Aras River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor |
agricultural areas in northwestern Iran
ⓘ
agricultural areas in the South Caucasus ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Arasbaran region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| operatorCountry |
Azerbaijan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iran–Azerbaijan water management system ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Aras Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
hydropower storage
ⓘ
irrigation water storage ⓘ |
| sharedInfrastructureWith | Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transboundaryWaterInfrastructureBetween |
Azerbaijan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cross-border water cooperation
ⓘ
regional development ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole | allocation of Aras River water between riparian states ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khoda Afarin Dam
this entity surface form:
Moghan Dam