Azadî/Ba'ath Dam

Syria / ar-Raqqah / at-Tawrah /
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Azadi (Arabic: Al-Hurriyah; English: Freedom) dam (formerly called Ba'ath dam after the Ba'ath political party) on the Euphrates, located 22 kilometres (14 mi) upstream from the city of Al-Raqqah.
Construction of the dam started in 1983 and was finished in 1986.

Name change sources:
twitter.com/CivilWarMap/status/867301877658136576
twitter.com/Jakoben1789/status/867299629322444800
twitter.com/todayinsyria/status/867297359998464000
twitter.com/melisaraimmo/status/867270560128131073
twitter.com/lummideast/status/867087745474334722
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baath_Dam
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   35°53'0"N   38°44'52"E

Comments

  • please, leave the name as "Azadi/Ba'ath Dam". this will ensure that the current de-facto situation is recognized as well as the Syrian Government de-jure is upheld until official relations between SDF and Syrian Government are created.