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Kharwar Dam
Kharwar Dam is located in Afghanistan
Kharwar Dam
Location of Kharwar Dam in Afghanistan
CountryAfghanistan
LocationKharwar District, Logar Province
Coordinates33°43′50″N 68°52′24″E / 33.73056°N 68.87333°E / 33.73056; 68.87333
PurposeIrrigation
Construction began1930s[1]
Owner(s)Ministry of Energy and Water
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsCharkh River
Height36 m (118 ft)
Length140 m (460 ft)
Elevation at crest2,423 m (7,949 ft)
Width (crest)20 m (66 ft)

The Kharwar Dam, referred to as Band-e Kharwar in Dari and Kharwar Band in Pashto, is located on the Charkh River in the Kharwar District of Logar Province in Afghanistan.[2] It is a rock-filled gravity dam, with a height of 36 m (118 ft) and length of 140 m (460 ft). Its reservoir has the capacity to store about 17 million cubic meters of water.[3][4]

The Kharwar Dam is owned and maintained by the country's Ministry of Energy and Water. It was originally built in the 1930s by the government under King Mohammad Nadir Shah and his son Mohammad Zahir Shah.[5][1]

  1. ^ a b Hanifi, Shah Mahmoud (26 March 2024). "Water in Afghanistan: a modern history". Water History. Bibcode:2024WatHi.tmp....6H. doi:10.1007/s12685-024-00338-5.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bibcode (link)
  2. ^ "Kharwar Dam". Google Earth. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. ^ Ahmadzai, Khan Wali (10 April 2024). "Reconstruction works at Logar's Kharwar dam resume". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  4. ^ "Reconstruction work of Kharwar Dam in Logar gets underway". Ariana News. November 30, 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  5. ^ "Dam in Logar At Risk of Collapse, Residents Say". TOLOnews. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-05.

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