Band-e Amir (dam)

29°46′25″N52°50′50″E / 29.77369°N 52.84736°E / 29.77369; 52.84736

Band-e Amir ("Dam of the Amir") or Band-e Azodi, is a dam 20 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Iran, built by the Buyid ruler Adud al-Dawla (r. 949–983) in 975. It remains in use to this day.