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This category is for articles pertaining to lakes and reservoirs in Iraq. ... Pages in category "Lakes of Iraq" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 ...
Lake Tharthar (also Therthar), and known in Iraq as Buhayrat ath-Tharthar (Arabic: بحيرة الثرثار), is an artificial lake created in 1956, [2] situated 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Baghdad between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.
Lake Sawa is a unique body of water in Iraq since characterized by highest salinity value (up to 35 g/L as TDS) [2] among Iraqi inland bodies water. Chemical and isotope analyses revealed its meteoric origin and a confirm a main feeding from the ascending groundwater from the lake bottom via joints, cracks, and fissure systems. [2]
Dams and barrages in Iraq (clickable map) The following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Iraq . They are sorted according to their location in either the Euphrates or the Tigris river basin.
Lake Felaw [1] is situated in the Balakayati region within the Choman District, approximately 160 kilometers northeast of Erbil Governorate, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is located approximately 160 kilometers from the city center and considered a tourist attraction throughout the winter and spring seasons.
Years of relentless drought have recently exposed multiple cities typically submerged in water reservoirs in Iraq. The waters of the Mosul dam – located near Kemune in northern Iraq’s ...
Lake Hammar (Arabic: هور الحمّار, Hawr al-Ḥammār) is a saline lake in southeastern part of Iraq within the Hammar Marshes. [1] It has an area of 600–1,350 km 2. Water level in the lake fluctuates, with maximum depths varying from 1.8 metres (winter) to 3.0 metres (spring). The lake is an important wetland site for birds. [2]
Lake Habbaniyah (Arabic: بحيرة الحبانية Buḥayrat al-Ḥabbāniya) is a lake located halfway between Ramadi and Fallujah near Al-Taqaddum (TQ) Air Base in Al Habbaniyah in Anbar Province, Iraq.