The Ain Zada Dam is an

embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ...

located east of Khelil on the Bou-Sellam River in

Bordj Bou Arréridj Province Bordj Bou Arréridj ( ar, ولاية برج بوعريريج) is a province (''wilaya'') in northern Algeria around 200 km from the capital Algiers. It is considered as a crossroads between the east and west, the north and south. It is nota ...

, Algeria. Constructed between 1982 and 1986, the primary purpose of the dam is supplying drinking and irrigation water to

Sétif Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...

, located to the west.

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Dams in Algeria Embankment dams Buildings and structures in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province Dams completed in 1986 1986 establishments in Algeria Geography of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province Bodies of water of Algeria {{Algeria-dam-stub