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The Aras Dam (Araz su anbarı; سد ارس) is an embankment dam on the Aras River along the border of Iran and Azerbaijan.[1]

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  1. 25 relations: Arable land, Aras (river), Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan–Iran border, Azerenerji, Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union, Embankment dam, Government of the Soviet Union, Hydroelectricity, Iran, Jolfa, Iran, List of power stations in Azerbaijan, Mikhail Yefremov (politician), Moscow, Nakhchivan (city), Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Poldasht, Power station, Reservoir, Safi Asfia, Soviet Union, Spillway, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Tehran, West Azerbaijan province.

  2. Dams completed in 1970
  3. Dams in Azerbaijan
  4. Dams in West Azerbaijan Province
  5. Hydroelectric power stations in Azerbaijan
  6. Hydroelectric power stations in Iran
  7. Iran–Soviet Union relations
  8. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Arable land

Arable land (from the arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.

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Aras (river)

The Aras (also known as the Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz) is a river in the Caucasus.

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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia.

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Azerbaijan–Iran border

The Azerbaijan–Iran border (Azərbaycan–İran sərhədi, مرز آذربایجان و ایران) is 689 km (428 mi) in length and consists of two non-contiguous sections separated by the Armenia–Iran border.

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Azerenerji

Azerenergy (Azerenerji Joint Stock Company (JSC)) is the largest electrical power producer in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union

This is a list of all deputy premiers of the Soviet Union.

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Embankment dam

An embankment dam is a large artificial dam.

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Government of the Soviet Union

The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was the executive and administrative organ of the highest body of state authority, the All-Union Supreme Soviet.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Jolfa, Iran

Jolfa (جلفا) is a city in the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

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List of power stations in Azerbaijan

The following page lists all power stations in Azerbaijan.

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Mikhail Yefremov (politician)

Mikhail Timofeyevich Yefremov (Михаил Тимофеевич Ефремов; – 19 March 2000), was a Soviet politician and diplomat.

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Moscow

Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia.

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Nakhchivan (city)

Nakhchivan (Naxçıvan; Nakhijevan) is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a true exclave of Azerbaijan, located west of Baku.

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Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası) is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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Poldasht

Poldasht (پلدشت) is a city in the Central District of Poldasht County in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

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Power station

A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.

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Reservoir

A reservoir is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.

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Safi Asfia

Safi Asfia (محمدصفی اصفیاء; 1916–2008) was an Iranian mining engineer, technocrat and politician who held several cabinet posts during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Spillway

A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water downstream from a dam or levee, typically into the riverbed of the dammed river itself.

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Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag, German acronym for Eidgenössische Anstalt für Wasserversorgung, Abwasserreinigung und Gewässerschutz) is a Swiss water research institute and an internationally networked institution.

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Tehran

Tehran (تهران) or Teheran is the capital and largest city of Iran as well as the largest in Tehran Province.

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West Azerbaijan province

West Azerbaijan province (استان آذربایجان غربی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia.

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See also

Dams completed in 1970

Dams in Azerbaijan

Dams in West Azerbaijan Province

Hydroelectric power stations in Azerbaijan

Hydroelectric power stations in Iran

Iran–Soviet Union relations

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aras_Dam

Also known as Araks Dam, Araks Reservoir, Aras Dam Lake, Aras Dam Reservoir, Aras Lake, Aras Power Station, Aras Reservoir, Aras Reservoir Dam, Araz Dam, Araz Lake, Araz Water Junction, Araz reservoir.