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Marun Dam (سد مارون), also spelled Maroun, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Marun River about north of Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Behbahan, Behbahan County, Embankment dam, Francis turbine, Hydroelectricity, Iran, Irrigation, Khuzestan province, List of dams and reservoirs in Iran, List of power stations in Iran, Marun River, Shadegan Ponds, Watt.

  2. 2004 establishments in Iran
  3. Behbahan County
  4. Buildings and structures in Khuzestan province
  5. Dams completed in 1998
  6. Dams in Khuzestan Province
  7. Dams in the Tigris–Euphrates river system
  8. Energy infrastructure completed in 2004
  9. Hydroelectric power stations in Iran
  10. Iranian dam stubs

Behbahan

Behbahan (بهبهان) is a city in the Central District of Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

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Behbahan County

Behbahan County (شهرستان بهبهان) is in Khuzestan province, Iran.

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Embankment dam

An embankment dam is a large artificial dam.

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Francis turbine

The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine.

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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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Irrigation

Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns.

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Khuzestan province

Khuzestan Province (استان خوزستان) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.

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List of dams and reservoirs in Iran

Major dam construction started in Iran in the 1950s.

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List of power stations in Iran

By 2012, Iran had roughly 400 power plant units.

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Marun River

The Marun River (مارون (رودخانه)) originates in the Zagros Mountains in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province passes through Khuzestan province and finally flows into the Shadegan Ponds under the name of Jarahi River.

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Shadegan Ponds

The Shadegan International Wetland (Persian: تالاب شادگان) is a series of Ramsar wetlands, which is a designation given to wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

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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

2004 establishments in Iran

Behbahan County

Buildings and structures in Khuzestan province

Dams completed in 1998

Dams in Khuzestan Province

Dams in the Tigris–Euphrates river system

Energy infrastructure completed in 2004

Hydroelectric power stations in Iran

Iranian dam stubs

References

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