ar-Ruṣayriṣ Dam
dam, Sudan
Also known as: Er-Roseires Dam
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The Al-Ru\u1e63ayri\u1e63 Dam is located on the Blue Nile River in Sudan. Completed in 1966, it is one of several dams along the Blue Nile that help Sudan utilize its water allocation from Lake Nasser. The dam, along with the Sannar Dam, irrigates a significant area of the Al-Jazirah plain, which is situated between the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers. The Blue Nile River itself originates in Ethiopia and is the primary source of floodwater for the Nile River, contributing about 70 percent of its volume at Khartoum.12
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