Jazan Valley Dam
The Jizan Dam, also spelled Jazan, is a gravity dam on Wadi Jizan about 16 km northeast of Abu `Arish in Jizan Province of southwest Saudi Arabia. It has several purpose to include irrigation and flood control.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Abu `Arish, Jizan Province
- Also known as: “Jizan Dam”
Jazan Valley Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
17.04886° or 17° 2′ 56″ north
Longitude
42.95749° or 42° 57′ 27″ east
Height
35 metres (115 feet)
Operator
حكومي
Open location code
7H942XX4+GX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Jazan Valley Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد وادي جازان”
- Persian: “سد جیزان”
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