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Zao Dam (Pakistan)

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Zao Dam is a small earth core rock-fill dam in Khyber Agency of FATA, Pakistan. The construction of dam was started in July, 2011 and completed in June, 2014 at a cost of PKR 142 million. The dam has a height of 85 feet, covered a length of around 270 feet, with actual storage capacity of water 800 acre feet. The dam irrigates around 250 acres of area.

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