Jizan Dam
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jizan-dam-199-15476129
title:
Jizan Dam
text:
The Jizan Dam, also spelled Jazan, is a gravity dam on Wadi Jizan about 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of Abu `Arish in Jizan Province of southwest Saudi Arabia. It has several purpose to include irrigation and flood control. Located in a desert, the dam collects run-off and stores it for periodic releases downstream. Water released from the dam is distributed by two diversion dams downstream for the irrigation of 8,000 ha of land. Crops grown include sorghum with eucalyptus and tamarisk grown for ant
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description:
Dam in Abu `Arish, Jizan Province
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizan_Dam
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date modified:
2021-06-05T06:13:06Z
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13
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