Jawid Dam

For the administrative subdivision, see Kukherd District.
Jawid Dam
Location of Jawid Dam in Iran
Official name سد جاوید
Location Kukherd , Hormozgan Province , Iran
Coordinates 27°04′08.09″N 54°31′44.78″E / 27.0689139°N 54.5291056°E / 27.0689139; 54.5291056Coordinates: 27°04′08.09″N 54°31′44.78″E / 27.0689139°N 54.5291056°E / 27.0689139; 54.5291056
Construction began 1100
Opening date 1103
Dam and spillways
Impounds Geri Konar Valley
Height 65 m
Length 150 m
Width (base) 99 m
Reservoir
Creates 95 MCM

Jawid Dam (from Arabic: سَّد جاويد , in Persian: سد جاوید), also known as Jaweed Dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

Geology

The Geri Konar Valley basin is located in the southern part of Zeer Mountain and southern Dasak Mountain is a beg Mount from Kukherd District (Persian: بخش كوخرد) in the city of Kukherd in Bastak County (شهرستان بستک) of Hormozgan Province.

Jawid Dam was named after Haji Ismaeil Jaweed.


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