Euphrates Dam

The Euphrates Dam, also called the Tabqa Dam, is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Euphrates River in northern Syria. Its reservoir is Lake Assad.

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Hydroelectricity: Electricity generated by converting the energy of moving or falling water. Water released through the dam's turbines generates electricity.
Hafez al-Assad: Syrian president from 1971 to 2000 who established an authoritarian one-party state. His government treated the dam as a centerpiece of national development.
Lake Assad: A large reservoir on the Euphrates in northern Syria, formed by the Euphrates Dam. The reservoir submerged land and created new water and fishing resources.
Tishrin Dam: A hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates in northern Syria, upstream of the Euphrates Dam. It is another Syrian Euphrates dam, positioned farther upstream.
Hydraulic turbine: A rotary machine that extracts energy from flowing or falling water. Turbines convert water flow from the reservoir into mechanical power.
Soviet Union: A federal socialist state that existed from 1922 to 1991, centered on Russia. Soviet technical and financial assistance supported the dam's construction.
Archaeological salvage in Syria: Rescue excavation and documentation of archaeological sites threatened by development in Syria. Archaeologists surveyed and excavated sites threatened by the rising reservoir.
Haditha Dam: A hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Euphrates in western Iraq. It provides a downstream comparison for dam operations on the same river.
Irrigation: The artificial application of water to land to support crop growth. Stored water is released to support agricultural irrigation downstream.
Syria: A country in the eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. The dam was built as part of Syria's national development program.