Duhok Dam

#11 among destinations in Iraq

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The Duhok Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Duhok River just north of Duhok in Duhok Governorate, Iraq. The dam was completed in 1988 with the primary purpose of providing water for irrigation. It is 60 m tall and can withhold 52,000,000 m³ of water. The dam has a bell-mouth spillway with a maximum discharge of 81 m³/s. ()

Local name: سد دهوك Opened: 1988 (36 years ago)Length: 1969 ftHeight: 197 ftCoordinates: 36°52'27"N, 43°0'13"E

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Duhok Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Halamata Cave, Duhok Stadium, University of Dohuk, Duhok District.

4.3 miSW
Memorial
Halamata Cave, Duhok
109 min walk • Halamata Cave is an archaeological site near Duhok in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The caves contain the Assyrian relief carvings known as the Maltai reliefs. The cave is located seven kilometres south-west of Dohuk, above the village of Geverke.
1.6 miS
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Duhok Stadium, Duhok
41 min walk • Duhok Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Dohuk, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Duhok SC which plays in the Iraqi Division One. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000.
1.2 miSW
Universities and schools
University of Dohuk, Duhok
32 min walk • The University of Duhok is public university located in Duhok, Kurdistan. The University describes itself as playing a vital role in developing the community by instigating socioeconomic, cultural, scientific as well as educational progress in the northern part of Iraq and...
0.6 miS
Neighbourhood
Duhok District, Duhok
15 min walk • Duhok District is a district of Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The administrative centre is Duhok.
1.6 miS
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Al Naft Stadium, Duhok
41 min walk • Al Naft Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of the Iraqi Premier League club Al Naft. The stadium holds 3,000 people.
1 miW
Universities and schools
The American University of Kurdistan
26 min walk • The American University of Kurdistan is a public, not-for-profit special status, university in Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It was founded in 2014 by Masrour Barzani, an alumnus of the American University in Washington, D.C. to provide comprehensive liberal arts education and to encourage cross-disciplinary research in the region.

Duhok Dam

Facts and practical information

Duhok Dam plan & book

Duhok Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Halamata Cave, Duhok

Duhok Stadium, Duhok

University of Dohuk, Duhok

Duhok District, Duhok

Al Naft Stadium, Duhok

The American University of Kurdistan