Zeyzoun Dam

The Zeyzoun Dam is a failed embankment dam near Zayzun, Hama Governorate, Syria. It impounded water pumped from the nearby Orontes River. The dam was completed in 1996 and its primary purpose was the irrigation of about 14,000 ha (35,000 acres). The dam's reservoir was filled in the winter and expended its water during the summer.

Zeyzoun Dam

The Zeyzoun Dam is a failed embankment dam near Zayzun, Hama Governorate, Syria. It impounded water pumped from the nearby Orontes River. The dam was completed in 1996 and its primary purpose was the irrigation of about 14,000 ha (35,000 acres). The dam's reservoir was filled in the winter and expended its water during the summer.