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Coordinates: 34°18′32″N 42°14′20″E / 34.30889°N 42.23889°E / 34.30889; 42.23889
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{{short description|Lake in Al Anbar, Iraq}}
[[Image:ISS-45 StoryOfWater, Colors Patiently Swirl - Haditha Dam Lake.jpg|thumb|Lake Qadisiyah, as seen from the [[International Space Station]]]][[File:Anah Haditha lake.jpg|thumb|Haditha Dam Lake]]
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A man-made reservoir in [[Al-Anbar]], [[Iraq]], '''Lake Qadisiyah''' ({{lang-ar|'''بحيرة القادسية'''}}) sits on the north side of the [[Haditha Dam]].
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A man-made [[reservoir]] in [[Al-Anbar]], [[Iraq]], '''Lake Qadisiyah''' ({{langx|ar|بحيرة القادسية}}) sits on the north side of the [[Haditha Dam]].
Qadisiyah was formed by the damming of the Euphrates River above Haditha, Iraq. It has 100 kilometres of [[shoreline]] and provides irrigation water for nearby cultivated fields.


Qadisiyah was formed by the damming of the [[Euphrates]] river above [[Haditha]], Iraq. It has {{convert|100|km}} of [[shoreline]] and provides irrigation water for nearby cultivated fields.
On December 3, 2006, it was the site of an emergency landing by an American forces [[CH-46E Sea Knight]] helicopter from the [[3rd Marine Aircraft Wing]] that resulted in the drowning deaths of four out of its sixteen passengers.<ref>http://www.popasmoke.com/kia/incidents.php?incident_id=318&conflict_id=</ref>

On December 3, 2006, it was the site of an emergency landing by an American [[CH-46E Sea Knight]] helicopter from the [[3rd Marine Aircraft Wing]] that resulted in the drowning deaths of four out of its sixteen passengers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popasmoke.com/kia/incidents.php?incident_id=318&conflict_id=|title = Pop a Smoke}}</ref>


==See also==
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*[[Mosul Dam]]
*[[Mosul Dam]]
*[[List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq]]
*[[List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq]]
*[[Wildlife of Iraq]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 20 October 2024

Lake Qadisiyah
Lake Qadisiyah, as seen from the International Space Station
Location of Lake Qadisiyah in Iraq.
Location of Lake Qadisiyah in Iraq.
Lake Qadisiyah
LocationAl-Anbar, Iraq
Coordinates34°18′32″N 42°14′20″E / 34.30889°N 42.23889°E / 34.30889; 42.23889
Typereservoir
Shore length1100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

A man-made reservoir in Al-Anbar, Iraq, Lake Qadisiyah (Arabic: بحيرة القادسية) sits on the north side of the Haditha Dam.

Qadisiyah was formed by the damming of the Euphrates river above Haditha, Iraq. It has 100 kilometres (62 mi) of shoreline and provides irrigation water for nearby cultivated fields.

On December 3, 2006, it was the site of an emergency landing by an American CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing that resulted in the drowning deaths of four out of its sixteen passengers.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pop a Smoke".