Coordinates: 36°10′01″N 36°21′53″E / 36.16694°N 36.36472°E / 36.16694; 36.36472

Syria–Turkey Friendship Dam

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Syria–Turkey Friendship Dam
Syria–Turkey Friendship Dam is located in Turkey
Syria–Turkey Friendship Dam
Location of Syria–Turkey Friendship Dam in Turkey
CountrySyria/Turkey
LocationTurkey
Coordinates36°10′01″N 36°21′53″E / 36.16694°N 36.36472°E / 36.16694; 36.36472
StatusOpen
Construction began2011
Opening dateJanuary 2020
Construction costUS$28.5 million
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment
ImpoundsOrontes River
Height14.5 m (48 ft)
Length580 m (1,903 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity115,000,000 m3 (93,232 acre⋅ft)[citation needed]

The Friendship Dam is a dam on the Orontes River between the Syrian village of al-Alani, and the Turkish village of Ziyaret.[1] It will cost $28.5 million and will be able to generate 16 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year and supply water for 10,000 hectares of agricultural soil.[2] In late June 2011 it was reported that the construction was delayed due to the uprising in Syria. A protocol which was supposed to be signed between the two countries, was not.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ R. Raslan/R. Milhem/H. Said (February 6, 2011). "Otri, Erdogan Lay Cornerstone of Friendship Dam". Syrian Arab News Agency. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "Turkey, Syria to build a friendship dam". Hurriyet Daily News. February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Construction interrupted for friendship dam along Turkey-Syria border". Today's Zaman. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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