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Khoda Afarin Dam

Coordinates:39°9′35″N46°56′05″E/ 39.15972°N 46.93472°E/39.15972; 46.93472
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Khoda Afarin Dam
Khoda Afarin Dam in June 2013
Khoda Afarin Dam is located in Azerbaijan
Khoda Afarin Dam
Location of Khoda Afarin Dam in Azerbaijan
Official nameXudafərin SES,سد خداآفرین
CountryAzerbaijan/Iran
LocationJabrayil District/Khoda Afarin County,East Azerbaijan Province
Coordinates39°9′35″N46°56′05″E/ 39.15972°N 46.93472°E/39.15972; 46.93472
StatusOperational
Construction began1999
Opening date2008
Owner(s)Azərenerji ASC / East Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, earth-fill
ImpoundsAras River
Height64 m (210 ft)[1]
Length400 m (1,300 ft)[2]
Reservoir
CreatesKhoda Afarin Reservoir
Total capacity1.612 km3(1,307,000 acre⋅ft)[3]
Active capacity1.495 km3(1,212,000 acre⋅ft)[citation needed]
Surface area20 km2(7.7 sq mi)[3]
Power Station
Installed capacity102 MW (137,000 hp)

Khoda Afarin Dam(Persian:سد خداآفرین,also spelled asKhodaafarin DamorKhudafarin Dam) is an earth-fillembankment damon theAras Riverstraddling the international border betweenIranandAzerbaijan.It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west ofKhomarluinEast Azerbaijan Province,Iran and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southwest ofSoltanlıinJabrayil District,Azerbaijan. Armeniande factoprotectorateRepublic of Artsakhoccupied the area in 1993, during theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War,but on 18 October 2020, the Azerbaijani forces retook control of the dam during the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[4]It is located 1 km (0.62 mi) upstream of theKhudafarin Bridges.

The purpose of the dam ishydroelectricpower generation and irrigation. It was conceived as a joint project with theSoviet Unionand both sides reached an agreement in October 1977. Designs were finalized in 1982, revised in the early 1990s and construction began in 1999.[5]

The dam began to impound water in 2008. It was inaugurated in 2010. The irrigation works are still underway.[6]During construction, severalBronze Agesites were discovered, including the grave of aSaka-Scythianwarrior. The reservoir filling, or impoundment, was delayed in 2008 to accommodate archeological excavations.[7][8]The dam's power plant has an installed capacity of 102 megawatts (137,000 hp) and is designed to irrigate 75,000 hectares (190,000 acres).[5][9]

On 19 May 2024, the Khoda Afarin hydroelectric complex was commissioned during the inauguration of theGiz Galasi hydroelectric complex,attended by President of AzerbaijanIlham Aliyevand Iranian PresidentEbrahim Raisi.The Khoda Afarin Reservoir was reported to hold 503 million m3of water, at 40% of its total capacity.[10][11]Both stations are expected to produce 368 million kWh annually.[12]

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References

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  1. ^"Dams (>15 m) Under Construction in IRAN"(PDF).WRM. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 July 2011.Retrieved21 April2012.
  2. ^"Construction operation of Khoda Afarin dam power plant was begun".Farab Co. Archived fromthe originalon 29 July 2012.Retrieved21 April2012.
  3. ^ab"Reducing Transboundary Degradation in the Kura-Ara(k)s River Basin (updated transboundary diagnostic analysis)"(PDF).Tbilisi, Georgia; Baku, Azerbaijan; Yerevan, Armenia. September 2013. p. 26.
  4. ^Азербайджан взял под контроль Худаферинский мост в Карабахе, заявил Алиев[Azerbaijan took control of the Khudaferin Bridge in Karabakh, Aliyev said] (in Russian).RIA Novosti.18 October 2020.Retrieved18 October2020.
  5. ^ab"Reducing Transboundary Degradation in the Kura-Ara(k)s River Basin (updated transboundary diagnostic analysis)"(PDF).Tbilisi, Georgia; Baku, Azerbaijan; Yerevan, Armenia. September 2013.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2014-02-26.Retrieved2012-04-21.
  6. ^سد خداآفرین 30 هزار هکتار از اراضی آذربایجان شرقی را آبیاری خواهد کرد[Khdaafryn dam will irrigate 30 thousand hectares of land in East Azarbaijan] (in Persian). WNN. 20 April 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 13 February 2012.Retrieved21 April2012.
  7. ^"Archaeologists rush to save Bronze Age sites in northwestern Iran".Mehr News Agency (via Payvand Iran News).2 December 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2020.Retrieved21 April2012.
  8. ^"Grave of a Saka-Scythian Warrior Discovered at Khoda-Afarin Dam Reservoir".The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies.8 December 2008.
  9. ^"Farab Co. - Energy & Water Projects".farab.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-11-29.
  10. ^"Azerbaijan, Iran inaugurate Giz Galasi hydroelectric complex on Aras River".Yeni Şafak. 19 May 2024.
  11. ^"Ceremony to commission" Khudafarin "hydroelectric complex and inaugurate" Giz Galasi "hydroelectric complex was held with participation of Azerbaijani and Iranian Presidents".Azerbaijan State News Agency. 19 May 2024.
  12. ^"Xudanın da afərin dediyi layihə necə həyata keçirildi?"[How was the project that God said was "well done" implemented?] (in Azerbaijani). Müsavat. 21 October 2020.
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