Английская Википедия:Afrin Dam
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox dam The Afrin Dam (Шаблон:Lang-ar), officially 17 April Dam (Шаблон:Lang-ar), also called Maydanki Dam (Шаблон:Lang-ar),Шаблон:Efn is an earth-filled water storage and hydroelectric power dam on the Afrin River in northwest Syria. It provides drinking water to almost 200,000 people, irrigates about Шаблон:Convert of olives, fruit trees and agricultural crops, and supplies 25 MW of hydroelectric power. It is currently under the control of the Turkish Land Forces.[1]
Location
The dam is north of the town of Afrin in northwest Syria.Шаблон:Sfn It is Шаблон:Convert from the city of Aleppo and Шаблон:Convert from the town of Afrin, near the village of Midaneka (Maydanki). A large part of the region is planted with olive and fruit trees. About 80% of the area depends on rainwater irrigation, and the remainder on wells and pumps. Before the dam was built the orchards and other crops were irrigated, but the olive trees were not.Шаблон:Sfn The Afrin District is populated by Kurds, the furthest west of the Syrian Kurdish regions.Шаблон:Sfn
The catchment area is Шаблон:Convert, with annual rainfall of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The Afrin River originates in the south of the Kartal Mountains in Turkey, crosses into Syria where it runs through the city of Afrin, and then crosses back into Turkey. About Шаблон:Convert of the annual flow of the river comes from the Hatay Province of Turkey, while about Шаблон:Convert originates in Syria.Шаблон:Sfn
History
The dam was intended to irrigate land in the river valley in the region between Aleppo and the border with Turkey.Шаблон:Sfn The project was approved in 1984 after extensive studies by the Ministry of Irrigation. The dam would control the river flow and prevent flooding, would irrigate up to Шаблон:Convert of land, supply drinking water in the region, provide up to 20 MW of hydroelectric power and would become a tourist attraction.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction began in 1997.Шаблон:Sfn The dam was built for the General Water Resources Authority at a total cost of LS 58.2 billion, including the cost of land acquisition for the reservoir.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Convert of earth and rock was excavated during construction. The dam was inaugurated on 24 April 2004 in the presence of Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari.Шаблон:Sfn Syrian state resolution No. 1849 of 2004 declared that the 17 April Dam Lake was a protected area.Шаблон:Sfn
A 2016 report noted that water usage appeared to have dropped due to the Syrian Civil War.Шаблон:Sfn On 9 March 2018, during Operation Olive Branch, armed units belonging to the Syrian National Army rebel faction and the Turkish Armed Forces seized control of the dam, capturing it from the Kurdish-majority People's Protection Units (YPG).[2]
On 13 January 2019, body filling, water intake structure, reinforced concrete and mechanical cover systems were completed and repaired by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSI), who renamed it the Upper Afrin Dam.[3][4]
After the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, the Afrin Dam suffered damage, with visible cracks on its surface, raising concerns that the dam could collapse. Activists and journalists were prevented from visiting the dam by the Syrian National Army. Water levels were reportedly low at the time.[5]
Dam
The earth-filled dam is Шаблон:Convert high, with a crest length of Шаблон:Convert. It has a width of Шаблон:Convert at the base and Шаблон:Convert at the crest. The top of the dam is at an altitude of Шаблон:Convert. The outlet tower has a cross-section of Шаблон:Convert and a height of Шаблон:Convert. The half-fan spillway has capacity of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
A tunnel with a diameter of Шаблон:Convert and length of Шаблон:Convert provides for emergency discharge. Another tunnel, with a diameter of Шаблон:Convert and length of Шаблон:Convert. is used to discharge drinking and irrigation water. There are also wells and tunnels for inspection and drainage of water infiltrating the dam. An innovative network of electrical measurement devices is installed in the body of the dam and the different facilities, including those for measuring temperature and seismic activity. The hydroelectric plant provides 25 MW of power.Шаблон:Sfn
Reservoir
The reservoir has a capacity of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn It is Шаблон:Convert long, and Шаблон:Convert wide in the center section.Шаблон:Sfn It covers an area of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The maximum flow is Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The irrigated area is Шаблон:Convert in the Afrin district. Irrigation plans are 52% olive trees, 11% fruit trees, 31% crops such as wheat, barley, beets, watermelons and cotton, and 6% other vegetables.Шаблон:Sfn Drinking water is supplied to about 197,000 people.Шаблон:Sfn
Tourism
Maydanki Lake is a popular domestic recreational spot, often visited by Aleppians in the summer for picnics and swimming. Local tourism diminished as result of the civil war, however, and mostly collapsed during Operation Olive Branch. Nevertheless, the region's tourism sector had begun to recover by July 2018, with two of the lake's ten cafes and restaurants reopened.[6]
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