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The Aras Dam (; ) is an embankment dam on the Aras River along the border of Iran and Azerbaijan. It is located downstream of Poldasht in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran and Nakhchivan City in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and water supply.
A supplementary protocol to the border agreement of 1954 between Iran and the Soviet Union was signed on 7 May 1970 in Moscow to re-delimit the border along the Aras Reservoir.
At a normal water elevation of above sea level, the dam withholds a reservoir of with a surface area of .
There are a total of four hydroelectric stations in Azerbaijan and Iran (two on each side) with four turbines. The discharge capacity of one spillway of a station is .
Since its opening, the reservoir has provided irrigation water for of arable land in Azerbaijan and Iran, including about in Dasht-e Moghan area.
Power station
The dam's power station contains four turbine-generators for a capacity of each. Two of the generators are on the Iranian side and the other two on the Azerbaijani side, along with the dam's spillway. The discharge capacity of one spillway of a station is . The total installed capacity is 44 MW.
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Categories: Dams Completed In 1970, Dams In Azerbaijan, Dams In West Azerbaijan Province, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Iran–soviet Union Relations, Earth-filled Dams, Hydroelectric Power Stations In Iran, Hydroelectric Power Stations In Azerbaijan, Hydroelectric Power Stations Built In The Soviet Union
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