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Sitar Destination Guide

Explore Sitar in Iran

Sitar in the region of Īlām is a town in Iran - some 297 mi or ( 479 km ) South-West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Sitar is now 05:26 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sheykh Sa'd, Hamzeh, Balata, Septun, and Karbala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sheykh Sa'd . Where to go and what to see in Sitar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Karkheh Dam

The Karkheh Dam is a large multi-purpose earthen embankment dam built in Iran on the Karkheh River in 2001 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The dam is on the Karkheh River in the Northwestern province of Khūzestān, the closest city being Andimeshk to the east. It is 127 metres high and has a reservoir capacity of 5.9 billion cubic meters. The Karkheh Dam is designed to irrigate 320,000 hectares of land, produce 520 MW of hydro-electricity and prevent downstream floods.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.49 48.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 2001, Dams in Iran, Earth-filled dams, Hydroelectric power stations in Iran, Khuzestan Province, Reservoirs in Iran