The Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam or Doosti Reservoir Dam (, ) is a
dam on the
Hari River (Hariroud), which forms part of the international boundary between
Iran and
Turkmenistan (
Iran-Turkmenistan border). The dam was completed in 2004, and both countries agreed that each would have an equal right to the waters of the river, which amount to 820 million cubic metres.
"Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam to be operational"
payvand.com, 2004-11-04. It was officially opened on 12 April 2005.[Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for the Near East]
"Iran–Turkmenistan friendship dam to open"
2005-04-09. The dam provides drinking water and irrigation for the surrounding areas along with hydroelectric power.[
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See also
*Syria–Turkey Friendship Dam
The Friendship Dam is a dam 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 wa ...
*List of dams and reservoirs in Iran
Major dam construction started in Iran in the 1950s. Some fourteen large dams were built with the help of foreign engineers and advisors during two decades preceding the Islamic Revolution.
In the post-revolution era, Iran's dam building capaci ...
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Dams in Iran
Dams in Turkmenistan
Iran–Turkmenistan border
Dams completed in 2005
Hydroelectric power stations in Iran
Hydroelectric power stations in Turkmenistan
Earth-filled dams
Iran–Turkmenistan relations
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