The Jizan Dam also spelled Jazan is a gravity dam on Wadi Jizan about 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of Abu `Arish in Jizan Province of southwest Saudi Arabia. It has several purpose to include irrigation and flood control. Located in a desert the dam collects run-off and stores it for periodic releases downstream. Water released from the dam is distributed by two diversion dams downstream for the irrigation of 8000 ha (20000 acres) of land.
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