Zeyzoun Dam

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The Zeyzoun Dam is a failed embankment dam near Zayzun, Hama Governorate, Syria. It impounded water pumped from the nearby Orontes River. The dam was completed in 1996 and its primary purpose was the irrigation of about 14,000 ha. The dam's reservoir was filled in the winter and expended its water during the summer. ()

Local name: سد زيزون Opened: 1996 (28 years ago)Height: 105 ftCoordinates: 35°43'0"N, 36°22'0"E

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HamahSyria

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

Nearby attractions include: Tell Qarqur, Qarqar.

2.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Tell Qarqur
56 min walk • Tell Qarqur is a major archaeological site located in the Orontes River Valley of western Syria. Situated in a rich alluvial plain known as the Ghab valley, the double-mounded site lies near the modern Syrian town of Jisr ash-Shugur and one kilometer west of the village of Qarqur.
2.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Qarqar
69 min walk • Qarqar or Karkar is the name of an ancient town in northwestern Syria, known from Neo-Assyrian sources.