Mosul Dam (Arabic: سد الموصل), formerly known as Saddam Dam (سد صدام), is the largest dam in Iraq. It is located on the Tigris river in the western governorate of Nineveh, upstream of the city of Mosul. The dam serves to generate hydroelectricity and provide water for downstream irrigation.

Jun 16, 2019 · Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, and members of the Government of Iraq celebrate the completion of the Mosul Dam Task Force mission in Iraq by holding...

Mosul Dam, formerly known as Saddam Dam, is a type of earth-fill dam constructed on the Tigris River in Iraq. It is located approximately 60 km from the Mosul city in the northwest region. The construction of the dam started back in 1981 and was completed on 7 th July 1986.

The Battle for Mosul Dam took place in August 2014 between militants of the Islamic State (IS) and Iraqi Special Operations Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga, supported by U.S.-led Coalition airstrikes.

Apr 8, 2016 · Almost 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) long and 371 feet (113 meters) tall, it is Iraq’s largest hydroelectric dam, producing power for thousands of homes. There’s just one problem: It is built on...

Mar 4, 2021 · Located approximately 31 miles north of the Iraqi city of Mosul, and 311 miles from the capital, Baghdad, the Mosul Dam sits precariously on the Tigris River. The reservoir created by the dam holds back nearly 38 million cubic meters of water (Adamo et al).

Sep 15, 2023 · Iraq's Mosul Dam, shown here in September 2016, has been called the world's "most dangerous" dam. Engineers predict that a structural failure would result in the inundation of the city of...

Mosul Dam, one of the largest dams in the Arab region, was built in the early eighties on the Tigris River. The Dam poses significant risks, should it fail, due to the highly soluble gypsum layers lying beneath its foundation.

Aug 18, 2014 · The dam is the latest key strategic battleground in northern Iraq between militants from Islamic State (IS), who took it on 7 August, and Kurdish and Iraqi forces supported by American airpower.

May 25, 2020 · Mosul Dam is located on the Tigris River in North Western part of Iraq; approximately 60 km northwest of Mosul city (Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources 2012) (Fig. 1). Mosul Dam is one of the most important strategic projects in Iraq for …