Kurit Dam
Deyhuk Rural District, Iran
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The Kurit Dam is a decommissioned arch-gravity dam on the edge of Iran's Dasht-e Kavir, about 56 km from Tabas, near the village of Kurit in Deyhuk Rural District. Built of saruj, brick and stone in Ilkhanid and Qajar architectural styles, it rises 64 metres above its foundation and was the tallest dam in the world from the 14th century until the early 20th century. It is protected as Iranian National Heritage.
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- Type
- arch dam, cultural property, masonry dam
- Materials
- saruj, brick, stone
- Heritage
- Iranian National Heritage
- Height
- 56 m
- Place
- Deyhuk Rural District, Iran
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