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List Of Dams And Reservoirs In Afghanistan
Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or combination of these. Below are a map and a chart showing some of Afghanistan's dams and reservoirs. Location map of major reservoirs and dams List of major reservoirs and dams in Afghanistan Dams under construction in various parts of Afghanistan * Aino Mina Dam and reservoir in the city of Kandahar (mainly for providing fresh water to the city residents). * Dahan Dara Dam in northwestern Faryab Province. * Kunar Dam in Surtak in Kunar Province. * Lawari Dam in Kandahar Province. * Manogi Power Dam in Kunar Province. * Palto Dam in Sharana, Paktika Province. * Two dams in Baghlan Province. One is named Pul-e-Khumri Dam. See also * List of rivers of Afghanistan * Water supply in Afghanistan * Energy in Afghanistan * International rankings of Afghanistan * Environmental issues in Afghanistan * List of tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan Refer ...
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Jalalabad Dam
Jalalabad (; Dari/ ps, جلال‌آباد, ) is the list of cities in Afghanistan, fifth-largest city of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 356,274, and serves as the capital of Nangarhar Province in the eastern part of the country, about from the capital Kabul. Jalalabad is located at the junction of the Kabul River and the Kunar River in a plateau to the south of the Hindu Kush mountains. It is linked by the Kabul-Jalalabad Road to the west and Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to the east through Torkham and the Khyber Pass. Jalalabad is a leading center of social and trade activity because of its proximity with the Torkham border checkpoint and border crossing, away. Major industries include papermaking, as well as agricultural products including oranges, lemon, rice, and sugarcane, helped by its warm climate. It hosts Afghanistan's second largest educational institute, Nangarhar University. For centuries the city has been favored by Afghan kings and it is a c ...
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Mahipar Dam
Mahipar Power dam is located 40 km from Kabul city. This dam was built in 1952 with the cooperation of Germany and has 3 turbines with a power of 66 MW. Currently, one of its turbines is active with a capacity of 19 megawatts, the rest is worn out. This dam does not have a natural water reservoir and water is extracted from the bottom by the water pump, which is extracted from the speed of this electricity. References {{coord missing, Afghanistan Dams in Afghanistan ...
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Surobi Dam
Surobi ( ps, سروبي) may refer to: * Surobi, Kabul, a town and district centre in Kabul Province, Afghanistan ** Surobi District (Kabul), a district in Kabul Province, Afghanistan * Surobi, Nangarhar, a community in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan * Surobi District (Paktika), a district in Paktika Province, Afghanistan ** Surobi, Paktika, a district center in Paktika Province Paktika (Pashto/Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a population of about 789,000, mostly ethnic Pashtuns. The town of Sharan ...
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Shakardara River
Shakaradara is a village in Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is renowned for its oil and gas reservoirs. The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has recently, successfully explored four oil fields in the Shakardara with the capacity of production of of oil and around of gas. Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Pakistan , Economic Review
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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 a dense, impervious core. This makes the dam impervious to surface or seepage erosion. Such a dam is composed of fragmented independent material particles. The friction and interaction of particles binds the particles together into a stable mass rather than by the use of a cementing substance. Types Embankment dams come in two types: the earth-filled dam (also called an earthen dam or terrain dam) made of compacted earth, and the rock-filled dam. A cross-section of an embankment dam shows a shape like a bank, or hill. Most have a central section or core composed of an impermeable material to stop water from seeping through the dam. The core can be of clay, concrete, or asphalt concrete. This type of dam is a good choice for sites w ...
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Lake Qargha
Qargha ( prs, بند قرغه) is a dam and reservoir at Qargha near Kabul, in Afghanistan. The reservoir and its peripheral areas provide for recreation facilities such as boating, surfing, golfing, etc. and has a hotel on its bank. There is a fishery development in the reservoir supported by a hatchery on its banks. Irrigation and hydropower developments have also been planned from the stored waters of the reservoir. Location The dam is about west of Kabul and is built on the Paghman River. Features The dam was built in 1933. It has a height of . The dam length is and top width is . A sluice gate of the dam which was damaged has since been restored. The reservoir water spread area behind the dam is . The reservoir volume is 32.8 million m3, and was developed for the purpose of recreation in the 1950s when Mohammed Daoud Khan was the Prime Minister of the country. It is now a popular picnic location, particularly on Friday's when it is visited by a large number of picnicker ...
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Gravity Dam
A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation to oppose the horizontal pressure of water pushing against it. Gravity dams are designed so that each section of the dam is stable and independent of any other dam section. Characteristics Gravity dams generally require stiff rock foundations of high bearing strength (slightly weathered to fresh), although in rare cases, they have been built on soil foundations. The bearing strength of the foundation limits the allowable position of the resultant force, influencing the overall stability. Also, the stiff nature of the gravity dam structure is unforgiving to differential foundation settlement, which can induce cracking of the dam structure. Gravity dams provide some advantages over embankment dams, the main advantage being that they can tolerate minor over-topping flows without damage, as the con ...
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Kabul Province
Kabul (Persian: ), situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul city, which is also Afghanistan's capital and largest city. The population of the Kabul Province is over 5 million people as of 2020, of which over 85 percent live in urban areas. The current governor of the province is Qari Baryal. It borders the provinces of Parwan to the north, Kapisa to the north-east, Laghman to the east, Nangarhar to the south-east, Logar to the south, and Wardak to the west. Geography Kabul is located between Latitude 34-31' North and Longitude 69-12' East at an altitude of 1800 m (6000 feet) above sea level, which makes it one of the world's highest capital cities. Kabul is strategically situated in a valley surrounded by high mountains at crossroads of north-south and east-west trade routes. One million years ago the Kabul region was surrounded from south-east between Lowgar and Paghman Mountains ...
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Surobi District (Kabul)
Surobi, Sarobi, or Sarubi District ( ps, سروبي ولسوالۍ) is a district of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Its capital, Surobi, lies about 60 kilometres east of Kabul along the A01 highway, although much of the district lies northeast of Kabul. Surobi is famous all over Afghanistan as it is birthplace to Faisal Babakarkhail a well known Jihadi commander famous for his bravery and courage against Soviet Troops. Its principal river is the Kabul River. History In the 1990s, the Khalid Bin Whalid training camp was situated in the district. In 1998, the camp was leveled by U.S. cruise missiles in retaliation for the 1998 United States embassy bombings. On July 23, 2007, an improvised explosive device detonated near a US vehicle in the district, killing four soldiers: 1st Sgt. Michael S. Curry Jr., Sgt. Travon T. Johnson, Pfc. Adam J. Davis and Pfc. Jessy S. Rogers. "One of the last reports of Uzbek IMU ( Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan) fighters active inside Afghanista ...
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Dahla Dam In Kandahar Province
The Dahla are a tribe of the Hazara people in Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere .... One study indicated that the Dahla tribe were possibly extinct, and a subset of the Poladha tribe. See also * List of Hazara tribes References {{Hazara tribes Hazara tribes ...
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