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Aras Dam and Hydropower Complex

Гидроузел «Аракс» (советско-иранский)
IranПулдешт1963–1971Energy
A dam with a reservoir and hydroelectric plants on the border river Aras, built jointly by the USSR and Iran under a 1957 agreement; construction lasted from 1963 to 1970 and the complex was commissioned in 1971. The southern part of the structures is in Iran, the northern part in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, then part of the USSR and now of Azerbaijan. The complex is operated jointly by the two countries.
Плотина с водохранилищем и гидроэлектростанциями на пограничной реке Аракс, сооружённая совместно СССР и Ираном по соглашению 1957 года; строительство велось в 1963–1970 годах, гидроузел введён в 1971 году. Южная часть сооружений находится в Иране, северная — в Нахичеванской автономной республике, которая тогда входила в СССР, а ныне относится к Азербайджану. Гидроузел эксплуатируется двумя странами совместно.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerIran and Azerbaijan (joint operation)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1971
StatusIn use
As of2021-06
According to Azernews (June 2021), Azerbaijan and Iran marked 50 years of joint operation of the complex; it is in service.

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