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Lake Qaraoun — Attraction in Aaytanit

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Lake Qaraoun is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61 m-high concrete-faced rockfill dam in the middle reaches of the Litani River.
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Lake Qaraoun is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61 m-high concrete-faced rockfill dam in the middle reaches of the Litani River.

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4.0
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is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61-metre-high (200 ft) concrete-faced rockfill dam (the largest dam in Lebanon) in the middle reaches of the Litani River (longest river in Lebanon). The reservoir has been used for hydropower generation (190 megawatts or 250,000 horsepower), domestic water supply, and for irrigation of 27,500 hectares...

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2y

Wonderful serenity view for Karaoun's lake from both sides (karaoun to aitanit and saghbeen and vice versa). Special care is needed from the municipalities around this lake to make it more popular and touristic.

This lake is artificial one, but still give amazing...

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6y

There is low average of water and the water is full of the people wastes and garbage. We are planting trees next to the lake so that we help in lowering air pollution and sooner the lake will be taken care of and it...

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Ziad Hajj BoutrosZiad Hajj Boutros
is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61-metre-high (200 ft) concrete-faced rockfill dam (the largest dam in Lebanon) in the middle reaches of the Litani River (longest river in Lebanon). The reservoir has been used for hydropower generation (190 megawatts or 250,000 horsepower), domestic water supply, and for irrigation of 27,500 hectares (68,000 acres).
Abdallah El-AzankiAbdallah El-Azanki
Wonderful serenity view for Karaoun's lake from both sides (karaoun to aitanit and saghbeen and vice versa). Special care is needed from the municipalities around this lake to make it more popular and touristic. This lake is artificial one, but still give amazing natural views
Tony GebaraTony Gebara
هي أكبر البحيرات الإصطناعية في لبنان تقع في البقاع الغربي على المنسوب 800 م أنشئت عند سد القرعون (الليطاني) ستة 1959 مساحة البحيرة حوالي 12 كلم مربع سعة البحيرة حوالي 220 مليون متر مكعبيبلغ إرتفاع السد 60 مترا وطوله حوالي 1090 متر بعرض أقصى 162 متر. حجم السد الإجمالي مليونا متر مكعب تقريبا. النوعية: سد ركامي من الردميات الصخرية مع طبقة أمامية من الصخور المرصوفة. بلاطات منع التسرب: هي من الخرسانة المسلحة على الواجهة الأمامية للسد تتراوح سماكتها بين 50 سنتمتر في القسم الأسفل للسد و 30 سنتمتر في القسم الأعلى منه. تبلغ مساحتها 47000 متر مربع. ترتبط هذه البلاطات في ما بينها بفاعل مطاطي يسمى (WATER STOP) وتحشى الفراغات بمواد زفتية عازلة. السد مجهز بسكري تفريغ لتفريغ البحيرة.
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is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61-metre-high (200 ft) concrete-faced rockfill dam (the largest dam in Lebanon) in the middle reaches of the Litani River (longest river in Lebanon). The reservoir has been used for hydropower generation (190 megawatts or 250,000 horsepower), domestic water supply, and for irrigation of 27,500 hectares (68,000 acres).
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Wonderful serenity view for Karaoun's lake from both sides (karaoun to aitanit and saghbeen and vice versa). Special care is needed from the municipalities around this lake to make it more popular and touristic. This lake is artificial one, but still give amazing natural views
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هي أكبر البحيرات الإصطناعية في لبنان تقع في البقاع الغربي على المنسوب 800 م أنشئت عند سد القرعون (الليطاني) ستة 1959 مساحة البحيرة حوالي 12 كلم مربع سعة البحيرة حوالي 220 مليون متر مكعبيبلغ إرتفاع السد 60 مترا وطوله حوالي 1090 متر بعرض أقصى 162 متر. حجم السد الإجمالي مليونا متر مكعب تقريبا. النوعية: سد ركامي من الردميات الصخرية مع طبقة أمامية من الصخور المرصوفة. بلاطات منع التسرب: هي من الخرسانة المسلحة على الواجهة الأمامية للسد تتراوح سماكتها بين 50 سنتمتر في القسم الأسفل للسد و 30 سنتمتر في القسم الأعلى منه. تبلغ مساحتها 47000 متر مربع. ترتبط هذه البلاطات في ما بينها بفاعل مطاطي يسمى (WATER STOP) وتحشى الفراغات بمواد زفتية عازلة. السد مجهز بسكري تفريغ لتفريغ البحيرة.
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