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Hindiyyah Barrage
dam, Iraq
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canalization of Euphrates
- In Tigris-Euphrates river system: Physiography of the Euphrates
Near Al-Hindiyyah the river splits into two branches, Al-Ḥillah and Al-Hindiyyah, each of which, over the centuries, alternately has carried the main flow of the river. A barrage (a low dam for diverting water) at Al-Hindiyyah that collapsed in the late 19th century was replaced in…
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influence of Willcocks
- In Sir William Willcocks
As a result, the Hindīyah Barrage was built on the Euphrates River, near the site of ancient Babylon, and 3,500,000 acres were brought under irrigation.
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