Mil-Mughan reservoir () is a reservoir and water-collecting hydroelectric complex on the Araz river, located on the border of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
and
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. The reservoir is located near the town of
Horadiz
Horadiz is a city and municipality in the Fuzuli District of Azerbaijan, located on the left bank of the Aras river. As of 2019, it had a population of 7,600 people.
History
During the Russian Empire, the village of Horadiz was part of the Jeb ...
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
.
History
On 27 July 1963, an agreement on economic and technical cooperation was signed between the
USSR
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and
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. Based on this agreement, the parties in 1967 began the construction of the reservoir, which was completed in 1970 and put into operation in 1971.
Description
The hydroelectric complex consists of two bulk dams, a spillway and two water collection facilities. From the catchment hydroelectric complex, water is supplied to the Main Mil (
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
) and the Main Mughan (
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
) canals. The length of the concrete dam is 125 m; the total length of the dams is 2800 m. The area of the reservoir is 996 hectares. The average depth is 5 m. Height above sea level - 150 m.
The construction of the Mil-Mughan reservoir made it possible to start irrigating more than 100 000 hectares of new land (of which about 60 000 hectares are in
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
), and also facilitated the irrigation of about 200 000 hectares of territory.
The reservoir is the largest bird habitat in the province and it belongs to
Ramsar Sites
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O)
*** Permanent 8 ha (P)
*** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts)
**
Shamkir reservoir
The Shamkir reservoir () is a large reservoir built on the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River in the Shamkir Rayon of northwestern Azerbaijan. It is the
second-largest reservoir in the Caucasus after the Mingachevir reservoir, also in northwestern Azer ...