Sarsang reservoir
| Sarsang Reservoir | |
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| Location |
de facto: Martakert Region, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic de jure: Tartar District, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°10′53.05″N 46°37′1.44″E / 40.1814028°N 46.6170667°ECoordinates: 40°10′53.05″N 46°37′1.44″E / 40.1814028°N 46.6170667°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Tartar river |
| Primary outflows | Tartar river |
| Basin countries | De jure: Azerbaijan De facto: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan |
| Surface area | 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 560 million cubic metres (450,000 acre·ft) |
The Sarsang Reservoir (Armenian: Սարսանգի ջրամբար; Azerbaijani: Sərsəng su anbarı) is a large reservoir located in the Martakert Region of the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de jure part of Azerbaijan), formed by a hydroelectric dam.
Sarsang Reservoir was built on Tartar River under Azerbaijani authority in 1976. The area of the reservoir is 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi). The overall volume of the reservoir is 575 million m3. The height of the dam at the reservoir is 125 m (410 ft). The reservoir has the tallest dam out of all dams in Azerbaijan. Since opening, the reservoir has provided irrigation water for 100,000 ha (250,000 acres) of agricultural lands in Tartar, Agdam, Barda, Goranboy, Yevlakh and Aghjabadi Districts of Azerbaijan. The Sarsang Hydro Power Plant with capacity of 50 megawatt has been based on the reservoir since its opening.
In November 1992, in the midst of the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the region of Mardakert came under effective Armenian control. The power plant, now operated by Artsakh HEK OJSC, has become the main source of electric energy for Nagorno-Karabakh (40–60%). Local authorities have expressed hopes for the reservoir to turn to a major tourism site in the long run.
Azerbaijan has maintained that the Sarsang Reservoir, due to poor maintenance, poses a threat to nearly 400,000 people living in the Karabakh lowlands which remain under Azerbaijani control. The country has taken measures to minimise potential damage that water evacuation could cause. In addition, the exploitation of the reservoir by the Armenian side deprived farmers from seven Azerbaijani villages in the Tartar District from accessing water regularly.
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