Al-Rastan Dam

Al-Rastan Dam
Location of Al-Rastan Dam in Syria
Country	Syria
Location	Al-Rastan, Homs Governorate
Coordinates	34°56′18.32″N 36°44′03.36″E / 34.9384222°N 36.7342667°E / 34.9384222; 36.7342667Coordinates: 34°56′18.32″N 36°44′03.36″E / 34.9384222°N 36.7342667°E / 34.9384222; 36.7342667
Purpose	Irrigation
Status	Operational
Opening date	1960
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Orontes River
Height	67 m (220 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	228,000,000 m3 (185,000 acre·ft)
Surface area	21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)

Al-Rastan Dam is an embankment dam on the Orontes River in the city of Al-Rastan, Homs Governorate, Syria. It was completed in 1960 with the primary purpose of irrigation. It was constructed by the Bulgarian firm Hydrostroy along with the Mouhardeh Dam, downstream and also on the Orontes.