The Sultan Mahmud Dam or Band-e Sultan is a dam located on the

Ghazni River Ghazni ( prs, غزنی, ps, غزني), historically known as Ghaznain () or Ghazna (), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana ( gr, Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan ...

in the

Jaghatū District Jaghatu may refer to: * Jaghatu (Hazara tribe), an ethnic group in Afghanistan * Jaghatu District, Ghazni Jaghatu ( prs, جغتو), is one of the largest and most populated district of Ghazni province in Afghanistan, west of the city of Ghazni ...

of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan. As of April 2013, the dam is just used for irrigating 15,000 hectares of land. It is believed to have the potential to meet electricity needs of 50,000 families. The dam has importance for residents of Ghazni and neighboring

Maidan Wardak Maidan Wardak (Pashto: ; Dari: ), also called Wardag or Wardak, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central region of Afghanistan. It is divided into eight districts and has a population of approximately 500,00 The capital ...

province. It is believed to be first built during the

Ghaznavids The Ghaznavid dynasty ( fa, غزنویان ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic ''mamluk'' origin, ruling, at its greatest extent, large parts of Persia, Khorasan, much of Transoxiana and the northwest ...

era in the 10th century, in memory of

Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

Mahmud of Ghazni Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn ( fa, ; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi ( fa, ), was the founder of the Turkic Ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 998 to 1030. At th ...

. The barrage collapsed in March 2005, leading to catastrophic floodings of the city of Ghazni, 30 km away.

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* (May 4, 2022) * ( RTA Dec. 14, 2020) Dams in Afghanistan Buildings and structures in Ghazni Province {{Afghanistan-struct-stub

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