Giz Galasi Dam

Giz Galasi Dam
Giz Galasi Dam in May 2024
Location of Giz Galasi Dam in Azerbaijan
Official name	Qız Qalası SES (Azerbaijani) سد قیز قلعه‌سی (Persian)
Country	Azerbaijan Iran
Location	Jabrayil District, Azerbaijan Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Coordinates	39°10′45.6″N 47°01′58.57″E / 39.179333°N 47.0329361°E / 39.179333; 47.0329361
Status	Operational
Opening date	19 May 2024
Owner(s)	Azərenerji ASC (Azerbaijan) East Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority (Iran)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth-fill embankment[1]
Impounds	Aras River
Height	37 metres (121 ft)[1]
Length	834 metres (2,736 ft)[1]
Spillway capacity	3440 m3/s[1]
Reservoir
Creates	Giz Galasi Reservoir
Total capacity	62 million m3 [1]
Power Station
Installed capacity	2 × 40 MW[1]

Giz Galasi Dam (Azerbaijani: Qız Qalası SES, Persian: سد قیز قلعه‌سی) is an embankment dam on the Aras River straddling the international border between Azerbaijan and Iran.^[2] It is located in Jabrayil District, Azerbaijan, and Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, 12 km (7.5 mi) downstream of the Khoda Afarin Dam.^[1] Built both to generate electricity and to irrigate the plains in the region, it is the third joint Azerbaijan–Iran project on the Aras River.^[3] The Giz Galasi Reservoir will provide 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres) of land with water.^[4]