Qargha

Qargha Dam is located in the town of Qargha, about 10 mi west from the Shahr-e Naw neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is an embankment dam built on the Paghman River, with a side channel spillway under the road running on top of the dam. Its reservoir can hold up to 12,000,000 m of water, which is used for irrigation purposes. The dam is named aft…
Qargha Dam is located in the town of Qargha, about 10 mi west from the Shahr-e Naw neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is an embankment dam built on the Paghman River, with a side channel spillway under the road running on top of the dam. Its reservoir can hold up to 12,000,000 m of water, which is used for irrigation purposes. The dam is named after the town.
  • Location: Qargha, Kabul Province
  • Country: Afghanistan
  • Purpose: Irrigation
  • Status: Operational
  • Construction began: 1930s
  • Owner(s): Ministry of Energy and Water
  • Type of dam: Embankment

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