Zeyzoun Dam
Dam in ZeyzounThe Zeyzoun Dam is a failed embankment dam near Zayzun, Hama Governorate, Syria. It impounded water pumped from the nearby Orontes River, which has been used for irrigation of the surrounding countryside for centuries. The dam was completed in 1996 and its primary purpose was the irrigation of about 14,000 ha. The dam's reservoir was filled in the winter and expended its water during the summer.
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