Qaraoun Lake
Lake Qaraoun is a large lake located in Lebanon, where it is considered one of the largest artificial lakes in it, and it is located in the Bekaa region specifically. cube.
Qaraoun Dam
The Qaraoun Dam is also called the Albert Dam. The height of the dam is estimated at 1090 meters, its length is 162 meters, and its width is estimated at 30 meters. The total volume of the dam is estimated at two million cubic metres. The upper layer of the dam, and layers have been made to prevent water leakage from the dam, and these layers consist of reinforced concrete in the front layer of the dam, where the thickness of the concrete layer is estimated at 50-XNUMX at the top and bottom of the dam, and where the concrete layers are glued together through rubber interactions, and elements of adhesives.
Qaraoun Dam water uses
The water of the Qaraoun Dam is used for energy production purposes, as it is used to generate electric power for some buildings close to it, including the flood drainage building, as this building is one of the most important buildings of the dam, so the building and its mechanisms protect the dam from exposure to floods, and also regulate the passage of water from the dam .
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The town of Qaraoun is located in the south of the Bekaa region, and it is a relatively high town, as it is estimated to be 85 kilometers above sea level.
Residents of the town of Qaraoun
The number of citizens of the town of Qaraoun is estimated at approximately 8, and about 3500 citizens live in it. The rest of the citizens live in other countries, especially in South America. There are Islamic and Christian religions in the town, especially the Orthodox and Catholics, and there are minorities from the Shiite community as well, and there are some Famous families in this town, including Hatem, Shamia, Hashem, Karam al-Din, Jabara, Abdullah, Abd al-Aal, Haymour, Ghaith, al-Farzli, Muslim, Salloum, Hajjar, Abboud, Tarif, Shaheen, and Suwaydan.
The economy of the town of Qaraoun
The economic conditions in the town of Qaraoun are very weak, and because of the poor economy and the conditions of the town, most of the town’s citizens are forced to migrate, so the town suffers from a weakness in natural resources and other resources. After the migration of citizens, the town's economy improved slightly, but the youth workforce was lost, so the elderly occupied the largest part of the village base.
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