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The Karun-4 Dam is an arch dam on the Karun River located 180 km southwest of Shahr-e-Kord in the province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran.[1]

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  1. 11 relations: Arch dam, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Francis turbine, Iran, Karun, List of dams and reservoirs in Iran, List of power stations in Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, PBS, Reservoir, Watt.

  2. 2011 establishments in Iran
  3. Buildings and structures in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province
  4. Dams completed in 2010
  5. Dams in Khuzestan Province
  6. Dams on the Karun River
  7. Hydroelectric power stations in Iran
  8. Reservoirs in Iran
  9. Tourist attractions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province

Arch dam

An arch dam is a concrete dam that is curved upstream in plan. Karun-4 Dam and arch dam are arch dams.

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Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (استان چهارمحال و بختیاری) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.

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Francis turbine

The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine.

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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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Karun

The Karun (کارون) is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and the country's only navigable river.

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List of dams and reservoirs in Iran

Major dam construction started in Iran in the 1950s. Karun-4 Dam and List of dams and reservoirs in Iran are reservoirs in Iran.

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List of power stations in Iran

By 2012, Iran had roughly 400 power plant units.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād,; born Mahmoud Sabbaghian on 28 October 1956) is an Iranian principlist and nationalist politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.

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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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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.

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See also

2011 establishments in Iran

Buildings and structures in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province

Dams completed in 2010

Dams in Khuzestan Province

Dams on the Karun River

Hydroelectric power stations in Iran

Reservoirs in Iran

Tourist attractions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karun-4_Dam

Also known as Karun 4, Karun-4, Karun-4 Hydroelectric Dam.