Flashcards: Dams in Iran

The Karun-3 dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Karun river in the province of Khuzestan, Iran.

The Meghri Dam (also known as the Aras Dam or Aras Watershed Dam) is a hydroelectric dam currently under construction on the Aras River near Armenia's southern town of Meghri on the Armenia–Iran border.

The Band-e Kaisar (Persian: بند قیصر, "Caesar's dam"‎‎), Pol-e Kaisar ("Caesar's bridge"), Bridge of Valerian or Shadirwan was an ancient arch bridge in Shushtar, Iran, and the first in the country to combine it with a dam.

The Aras Dam (Azerbaijani: Araz su anbarı) (Persian: سَدِّ اَرَس‎‎) is an embankment dam on the Aras River along the border of Iran and Azerbaijan.

The Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam (or Doosti Reservoir Dam) is a dam on the Hariroud River, which forms part of the international boundary between Iran and Turkmenistan.

The Sumbar Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam just east of Gholaman in North Khorasan Province, Iran.

Khersan-3 dam is an arch dam currently under construction on the Khersan River, a tributary of the Karun River, in Iran.

Khoda Afarin Dam (also spelled as Khodaafarin Dam or Hudafarin Dam) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Aras River straddling the border between Iran and Azerbaijan.

Shamo dam (from Arabic: سَّد شمو‎‎, in Persian: سد شمو‎‎ also known as Sad Shamo, is a dam in Kukherd, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

Jawid Dam (from Arabic: سَّد جاويد ‎‎, in Persian: سد جاوید‎‎), also known as Jaweed Dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

Jaber Dam (from Arabic: سَّد جابر ‎‎, in Persian: سد جابر‎‎), also known as Jabar Dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

Bust gez dam (from Arabic: سَّد بست گز ‎‎, in Persian: سد بَستِ گِز‎‎ also known as Bast gez dam , is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

The Kouhrang 1 Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Kouhrang River about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Chelgard in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

Major dam construction started in Iran in the 1950s.

Tarik Dam is a dam on the Sefīd-Rūd river in the Alborz mountain range, about 32 km (20 mi) south of Rasht in Gilan Province, northern Iran.

Azad Dam is an under construction embankment dam on the Gura River, 40 km (25 mi) west of Sanandaj in Kordestan province, Iran.

The Kurit Dam is a masonry arch dam located 34 km southeast of Tabas, Iran near the village of Kurit.

Rudbar Lorestan Dam is a hydroelectric dam currently under construction on the Rudbar River, a tributary of the Dez River, in Iran's Lorestan Province with an installed electricity generating capability of 450 MW.

The Kouhrang 3 Dam is an arch dam currently under construction on the Kouhrang River in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

Great Hagi Jaffar Dam (from Arabic: سد حاجي جعفر الكبير ‎‎, in Persian: سد حاجی جعفر گّب‎‎), is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

Boz Dam (from Arabic: سَّد بُـز‎‎, in Persian: سد بز‎‎), also known as Buz Dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

Gavoshan Dam is an embankment dam on the Gaveh River 40 km (25 mi) south of Sanandaj in Kordestan province, Iran.

The Kebar Dam is a masonry arch dam on the Kebar River, Iran, located near a town of the same name, 23 km southeast of Qom, near the village of Khowrabad.

Shahid Rajaee Dam, also known as the Soleyman Tangeh Dam, is an arch dam on the Tajan River, located about 38 km (24 mi) south of Sari in Mazandaran Province, Iran.

Marun Dam, also spelled Maroun, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Marun River about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.

The Garan Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Garan River, a tributary of the Sirvan River, about 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Marivan in Kurdistan Province, Iran.

The Siah Bisheh Pumped Storage Power Plant (Persian: نیروگاه تلمبه ذخیره‌ای سیاه‌بیشه‎‎), also spelled Siyāhbisheh and Siah Bishe, is located in the Alborz Mountain range near the village of Siah Bisheh and 48 km (30 mi) south of Chalus in Mazandaran Province, Iran.

Sefidrud Dam (originally named Shahbanu Farah Dam and also known as the Manjil Dam) is a buttress dam on the Sefīd-Rūd in the Alborz mountain range, located near Manjil in Gilan Province, northern Iran.

The Karun-4 Dam is an arch dam on the Karun River located at 180 km southwest of Shahr-e-Kord in the province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran.

The Eyvashan Dam, also spelled Ashavan, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Horood River about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Khorramabad in Lorestan Province, Iran.

The Dez Dam (Persian: سد دز‎‎) is an arch dam on the Dez River in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, Iran.

The Karkheh Dam (Persian: سد کرخه‎‎) is a large multi-purpose earthen embankment dam built in Iran on the Karkheh River in 2001 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

The Silveh Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam being constructed on the Lavin River just downstream of the village of Silveh in Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

Mahabad Dam is an embankment dam on the Mahabad River near the city of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

The Bakhtiari Dam is an arch dam currently under construction on the Bakhtiari River within the Zagros Mountains on the border of Lorestan and Khuzestan Provinces, Iran.

Seimare Dam, also known as Hini Mini or spelled Seymareh, is an arch dam on the Seimare River in Darrehshahr County, Ilam Province, Iran.

Lar Dam (Persian: سد لار sad-de lār) is a dam located at the foot of Mount Damavand in Amol county, Mazandaran, Iran.

Latyan Dam (Persian: سد لتيان‎‎, also Romanized as Sadd-e Latyān) is a buttress dam on the Jajrood River, located less than 25 km from Tehran in the south of city of Lavasan.

The Masjed Soleyman Dam (also known as Karun-2 Dam) previously named "Godar-e Landar" is a dam in Iran on the Karun river.

The Alavian Dam and Lake is situated on the Soofian Chay river in East Azerbaijan Province, north-western Iran.

Amir Kabir dam (Persian: سد امیر کبیر‎‎), also known as Karaj dam, is a dam on the Karaj River in the Central Alborz mountain range of northern Iran.

The Kouhrang 2 Hydroelectric Power Station is located just south of Chelgard and about 69 km (43 mi) northwest of Shahrekord in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

The Daryan Dam, also spelled Darian, is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Sirvan River just north of Daryan in Paveh County, Kermanshah Province, Iran.

The Sardasht Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Little Zab 13 km (8 mi) southeast of Sardasht in the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan.