Giz Galasi Dam | |
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![]() Giz Galasi Dam in May 2024 | |
Official name | Qız Qalası SES, سد قیز قلعهسی |
Country | Azerbaijan / Iran |
Location | Jabrayil District / Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province |
Coordinates | 39°10′45.6″N 47°01′58.57″E / 39.179333°N 47.0329361°E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 19 May 2024 |
Owner(s) | Azərenerji ASC / East Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth-fill embankment[1] |
Impounds | Aras River |
Height | 37 metres (121 ft)[1] |
Length | 834 metres (2,736 ft)[1] |
Spillway capacity | 3440 m3/s[1] |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Giz Galasi Reservoir |
Total capacity | 62 million m3 [1] |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 2 × 40 MW[1] |
Giz Galasi Dam (Azerbaijani: Qız Qalası SES, Persian: سد قیز قلعهسی) is an embankment dam on the Aras River straddling the international border between Azerbaijan and Iran.[2] It is located in Jabrayil District, Azerbaijan, and Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, 12 km (7.5 mi) downstream of the Khoda Afarin Dam.[1] Built both to generate electricity and to irrigate the plains in the region, it is the third joint Azerbaijan–Iran project on the Aras River.[3] The Giz Galasi Reservoir will provide 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres) of land with water.[4]