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The Azerbaijani government has adopted a program on the construction of water supply and sewage systems in more than 60 small towns (regional centers) in the country. The state has already started to implement more than 20 such projects. [citation needed] At the same time, local water supply projects are being implemented. [9]
Water supply Baku city and Absheron peninsula is fulfilled from 5 – 3 underground and 2 surface water sources: 2 underground water sources located in Khachmaz, the underground water source of Oghuz, and Jeyranbatan reservoir, as well as Kura River.
The climate in most parts of Azerbaijan is semi-arid. In order to expand the areas of irrigation in a dry climate and to provide grape and orchards with water, many small and large reservoirs (reservoirs, water intakes, water tanks) have been created. There are 140 reservoirs in the country. The total volume of reservoirs is 21.5 km 3.
A map of the Caspian Sea drainage basin to which all rivers in Azerbaijan flow to The Kur and Aras are the longest rivers of Azerbaijan and their drainage basin covers most of the country. The Araz River along the Iranian border with Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Rivers form the principal part of the water systems of Azerbaijan.
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The largest lake of the Republic is Sarısu lake, located in the Kur-Araz lowland (water area 65.7 km 2 l its volume of water is 59.1 million m 3). The highest mountainous lake in the Republic is Tufangöl (area 0.01 km 2 , with a volume of 0.11 million m 3 ) located in the basin of Damiraparanchay and at a height of 3277 m.
The reservoir's water level is maintained by the dam of the Mingachevir Hydro Power Plant, built near Mount Bozdağ from 1945 to 1953. [8] It is the largest hydroelectric power station of Azerbaijan, with an installed electric capacity of 401.6 megawatts . [ 9 ]
Water supply and sanitation in Azerbaijan (1 P) T. Water transport in Azerbaijan (3 C) W. Water parks in Azerbaijan (1 P) Water sports in Azerbaijan (4 C)