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Akhangaran Reservoir

A long, narrow mountain reservoir on the Akhangaran river at the eastern edge of Angren, held back by a 100-metre dam.

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About the place

The reservoir was filled in 1989 to even out the seasonal flow of the Akhangaran river. It lies at about 1,080 metres above sea level, upstream of the Angren coal pit, and narrows into a valley towards the east.

A rock-and-earth dam 1,350 metres long closes its south-eastern end. The water irrigates farmland in several districts of Tashkent region downstream.

Why go

  • Mountain scenery above Angren
  • One of the taller dams in the region at 100 metres
  • A stop on the road through the Akhangaran valley

Sources (4)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.uz.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.openstreetmap.org

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