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The Chak Dam (), referred to by some as Band-e Chak (meaning ''Dam of Chak'' in
Dari Dari (; endonym: ), Dari Persian (, , or , ), or Eastern Persian is the variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan. Dari is the Afghan government's official term for the Persian language;Lazard, G.Darī – The New Persian ...
), is located near Chak, which is the center of Chak District in
Maidan Wardak Province Wardak is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in central Afghanistan. Its capital is the closest provincial city to Kabul. Wardak Have 8 District. Wardak or Wardag (Dari/Pashto: ), is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in ...
of
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. It is a
hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...
gravity dam A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation. Gravity dams are designed so that each section of the dam is ...
built by
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engineers in 1938. It was mainly designed to regulate the flow of the
Logar River The Logar River (also Lowgar) is a river of Afghanistan. It gives the name to the Logar Valley and Logar Province. In Maidan Wardak Province where the river originates, it is called Chak River. The Chaki Wardak Dam is built on the river in Cha ...
and provide electricity to
Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...
.


History

Wardak province used to have a significant energy-generating capacity with the Chak Dam. Its four turbines could provide electricity to Maidan Wardak and parts of
Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...
, Logar and
Ghazni Ghazni (, ), historically known as Ghaznayn () or Ghazna (), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana (), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan with a population of around 190,000 people. The city is strategica ...
provinces. In May 2005 the Chak Dam nearly overflowed as its main and emergency floodgates were rusted shut after six years of dry weather. The
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, the Afghanistan Emergency Trust Fund, and the
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took emergency action to address the threat. The co-operative effort saw a rapid response through immediate financing, planning and implementation of a ancillary gate that could hold the water while the rusted gates were lifted and repaired. The repairs were successful at a reported cost of $18,000 allowing evacuated residents to return to their homes in the valley.


See also

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List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or a combination of these. The Afghan government continues to seek technical assistance from neighboring and regional countries to build mor ...
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List of power stations in Afghanistan This article lists power stations in Afghanistan. Hydroelectric Gas Oil Solar Wind See also *Energy in Afghanistan *List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan *List of power stations in Asia *List of largest power stations in ...
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Tourism in Afghanistan Tourism in Afghanistan is regulated by the Ministry of Information and Culture (Afghanistan), Ministry of Information and Culture. There are at least 350 tourism companies operating in Afghanistan. Tourism was at its peak before the 1978 Saur Rev ...


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*, Ariana Television, June 23, 2023 *, TOLO TV, June 2, 2023 *, July 7, 2022 *, June 10, 2022 *, BBC Pashto, October 23, 2017 {{Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan Dams in Afghanistan River regulation in Afghanistan Water supply and sanitation in Afghanistan Dams completed in 1938 1938 establishments in Afghanistan