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[[File:Enterence of Walli Tangi.JPG|thumb|Entrance of Wali Tangi in Urak Valley]]
[[File:Enterence of Walli Tangi.JPG|thumb|Entrance of Wali Tangi in Urak Valley]]


'''Wali Tangi Dam''' is a small [[dam]] in the [[Urak]] Valley in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] province of [[Pakistan]]. It is situated approximately 20&nbsp;km east of [[Quetta]] at an elevation of approximately 8,350&nbsp;ft.
'''Wali Tangi Dam''' is a small [[dam]] in the [[Urak Valley]] in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] province of [[Pakistan]]. It is situated approximately 20&nbsp;km east of [[Quetta]] at an elevation of approximately 8,350&nbsp;ft.


Wali Tangi Dam was constructed by the [[Pakistan Army]]<ref>Raymond A. Moore, Jr., "The Use of the Army in Nation-Building: The Case of Pakistan", Asian Survey, Vol. 9, No. 6 (Jun., 1969), pp. 447-456</ref><ref>http://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=203&rnd=218</ref> in the early 1960s<ref>http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=4&id=48&Itemid=540</ref> with the purpose of supplying clean water to the Urak Valley and Quetta for irrigation and human consumption. The dam stores and utilizes fresh water from melting snows in the surrounding Zarghoon Hills, which are part of the [[Sulaiman Range]].
Wali Tangi Dam was constructed by the [[Pakistan Army]]<ref>Raymond A. Moore, Jr., "The Use of the Army in Nation-Building: The Case of Pakistan", Asian Survey, Vol. 9, No. 6 (Jun., 1969), pp. 447-456</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=203&rnd=218 |title=Infrastructures Development |access-date=2011-08-10 |archive-date=2011-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815223632/http://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=203&rnd=218 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in the early 1960s<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=4&id=48&Itemid=540|title = Government of Balochistan}}</ref> to supply clean water to [[Urak Valley]] and [[Quetta]] for irrigation and human consumption. The dam stores and utilizes fresh water from melting snows in the surrounding [[Zarghun Ghar|Zarghoon mountains]], which are part of the [[Sulaiman Range]].


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== See also ==
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Wali Tangi Dam
CountryPakistan
Designed byPakistan Army


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Entrance of Wali Tangi in Urak Valley

Wali Tangi Dam is a small dam in the Urak Valley in Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is situated approximately 20 km east of Quetta at an elevation of approximately 8,350 ft.

Wali Tangi Dam was constructed by the Pakistan Army[1][2] in the early 1960s[3] to supply clean water to Urak Valley and Quetta for irrigation and human consumption. The dam stores and utilizes fresh water from melting snows in the surrounding Zarghoon mountains, which are part of the Sulaiman Range.

See also

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Sources

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  • Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, "The Armed Forces of Pakistan", Allen & Unwin, 2002
  • Raymond A. Moore, Jr., "The Use of the Army in Nation-Building: The Case of Pakistan", Asian Survey, Vol. 9, No. 6 (Jun., 1969), pp. 447–456

References

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  1. ^ Raymond A. Moore, Jr., "The Use of the Army in Nation-Building: The Case of Pakistan", Asian Survey, Vol. 9, No. 6 (Jun., 1969), pp. 447-456
  2. ^ "Infrastructures Development". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  3. ^ "Government of Balochistan".