Khashm al-Qirbah Dam

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The Khashm al-Qirbah Dam is a dam located on the Atbara River in Sudan. Completed in 1964, it was built to enable Sudan to maximize its allocation of water from Lake Nasser. This dam, along with others like the Al-Rusayris Dam, allows Sudan to utilize its water resources effectively. The creation of Lake Nasser, the reservoir behind the Aswan High Dam, necessitated the relocation of populations, including Sudanese Nubian nomads who were resettled around Khashm al-Qirbah.12

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Sudan
Mechanized agriculture
…areas are watered by the Khashm Al-Qirbah Dam on the Atbara River and by Al-Ruṣayriṣ Dam, which provides irrigation water for the Rahad Scheme.
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…areas are watered by the Khashm Al-Qirbah Dam on the Atbara River and by Al-Ruṣayriṣ Dam, which provides irrigation water for the Rahad Scheme.
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Nile River
Dams and reservoirs
…one on the Atbara at Khashm al-Qirbah (completed in 1964) and the Al-Ruṣayriṣ Dam on the Blue Nile (1966)—have enabled Sudan to take maximum advantage of its allocation of waters from Lake Nasser.
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…one on the Atbara at Khashm al-Qirbah (completed in 1964) and the Al-Ruṣayriṣ Dam on the Blue Nile (1966)—have enabled Sudan to take maximum advantage of its allocation of waters from Lake Nasser.
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