The Tibi Dam (in Spanish ''embalse de Tibi'') is a
masonry dam on
Monegre River about south of
Tibi
Tibi can refer to:
* Tibi, Alicante, a municipality in Spain
* Tibi (footballer) (1951–2021), Portuguese footballer
* Ahmad Tibi, Israeli Arab politician
* Bassam Tibi, professor of International Relations
* Eitan Tibi (born 1987), an Israeli fo ...
in
Valencian Community,
Spain. It is one of the oldest non-Roman
dams in
Europe. It was constructed between 1579 and 1594 with the purpose of using its reservoir to help irrigate areas around Tibi. A
spillway was constructed on the right side of the dam in 1697 after it partially failed due to flooding.
References
Dams in Spain
Alacantí
Masonry dams
Dams completed in the 16th century
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Alicante
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