page_title: List of dams and reservoirs in Iran
section_title: Major reservoirs and dams in Iran
hierarchical_section_title: List of dams and reservoirs in Iran / Major reservoirs and dams in Iran
caption_attribution_description: Dammed portion of Karun River near Masjed Soleyman
context_page_description: Major dam construction started in Iran in the 1950s. Some fourteen large dams were built with the help of foreign engineers and advisors during two decades preceding the Islamic Revolution.
  In the post-revolution era, Iran's dam building capacity was significantly strengthened, with some 200 contracting companies, 70 consultant firms and 30 corporations as well as hundreds of hydroelectric manufacturing units having been established inside of Iran in less than three decades. In addition to the necessity of generating electricity, Iran needs dams to effectively control and manage a growing water shortage across the country.
  Iran was constructing 88 small and large dams in 2007. On average, close to two billion cubic meters of water are added to the country’s water reserves annually. As of 2010, Iran has constructed 588 dams, with 137 more under construction and 546 planned.
context_section_description: Alavian Dam
  Alqadir Dam
  Amir Kabir Dam
  Azad Dam
  Bust-e gez Dam
  Daryan Dam
  Dez Dam
  Doroodzan Dam
  Ashavan Dam
  Garan Dam
  Gavoshan Dam
  Ilam Dam
  Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam
  Jegin Dam
  Jiroft dam
  Karun-1 (Shahid Abbaspour) Dam
  Karun-2 (Masjed Soleyman) Dam
  Karun-3 Dam
  Karun-4 Dam
  Karkheh dam
  Khoda Afarin Dam
  Kouhrang 1 Dam
  Kouhrang 2 Dam
  Lar Dam
  Latyan Dam
  Mahabad Dam
  Mamloo Dam
  Marun Dam
  Nader Shah dam
  Panzadh Khordad Dam
  Rudbar Lorestan Dam
  Sardasht Dam
  Sefidrud (Manjil) Dam
  Seimare Dam
  Shahid Rajaee (Soleyman Tangeh) Dam
  Shahid Talebi Dam
  Shamo Dam
  Shirvan Dam
  Siah Bishe Dams
  Silveh Dam
  Sivand Dam
  Sumbar Dam
  Tarik Dam
  Upper Gotvand Dam
  Zarrine River (Bukan) Dam
  Zayandeh River Dam
caption: Dammed portion of Karun River near Masjed Soleyman
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