Mosul Damとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Mosul Dam (Arabic,سد الموصل) or Chambarakat Dam, formerly known as Saddam Dam (Arabic,سد صدام), is the largest dam in Iraq. It is located on the Tigris River in the western governorate of Ninawa, upstream of the city of Mosul. The hydroelectric dam holds, at full capacity, about 11 cubic kilometres (2.6 cu mi) of water and provides electricity to the 1.7 million residents of Mosul. The dam has four 200-MW turbines but is believed to be producing around 320 MW. A pumped-storage hydroelectricity power plant with a capacity of 200 MW and a river regulating dam with a hydro power plant of 60 MW capacity belong to the Mosul Dam scheme. It is ranked as the fourth largest dam in the Middle East, measured by reserve capacity, capturing snowmelt from Turkey, some 70 miles (110 km) north.