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Chaki Wardak Dam

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The Chaki Wardak Dam (), or simply the Chak Dam (), is a dam near the Chak district center in Chaki Wardak District, Wardak Province, in central Afghanistan. Originally built by Germans in 1938, the Chaki Wardak is the oldest major dam in the country.http://www.shovic.com/henryshovic/AssetsGeography/Documents/Afghanistan/AfghanistanWardakDistrictChakDamSedimentAnalysis031412.pdf It regulates flow of the Logar River, helping provide irrigation water in Chak Valley. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: dam
• date from: cahk

Source: en.wikipedia.org