Mahardah Dam

Mahardah Dam
Location of Mahardah Dam in Syria
Country	Syria
Location	Mahardah, Hama Governorate
Coordinates	35°16′06.33″N 36°34′37.24″E / 35.2684250°N 36.5770111°E / 35.2684250; 36.5770111Coordinates: 35°16′06.33″N 36°34′37.24″E / 35.2684250°N 36.5770111°E / 35.2684250; 36.5770111
Purpose	Irrigation
Status	Operational
Opening date	1960
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Orontes River
Height	41 m (135 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	67,000,000 m3 (54,000 acre·ft)
Surface area	4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)

The Mahardah Dam, also spelled Mhardeh Dam, is an embankment dam on the Orontes River in the city of Mahardah, Hama Governorate, Syria. It was completed in 1960 with the primary purpose of irrigation. It was constructed by the Bulgarian firm Hydrostroy along with the al-Rastan Dam, upstream and also on the Orontes.