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Kebar Dam

ancient dam, Persia

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In dam: Early dams of East Asia
In Persia (modern-day Iran) the Kebar Dam and the Kurit Dam represented the world’s first large-scale thin-arch dams. The Kebar and Kurit dams were built early in the 14th century by Il-Khanid Mongols; the Kebar Dam reached a height of 26 metres (85 feet), and the Kurit Dam, after successive…
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In Qom
…is the site of an ancient vaulted dam. Wheat, barley, oilseeds, vegetables, fruits, and cotton are grown in the surrounding area. Pop. (2016) 1,201,158.
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