Spandaryan Reservoir
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Spandaryan Reservoir is a large man-made lake located southeast of Gorayk
, in the municipality of Spandaryan
, Syunik Province in Armenia
. It was built around 1980 in the Arpa River
basin, reportedly connected to it by a 9-mile long tunnel. It reportedly has a breeding colony of Lesser kestrel
s, the only known in Armenia. It contains the Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant
.
Gorayk
Gorayk is a village and rural community in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia reported its population as 580 in 2010, down from 632 at the 2001 census. A large reservoir called Spandarian Reservoir lies to the southeast of the village....
, in the municipality of Spandaryan
Spandaryan, Syunik
Spandaryan is a village and rural community in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia reported its population was 486 in 2010, up from 446 at the 2001 census...
, Syunik Province in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. It was built around 1980 in the Arpa River
Arpa River
The Arpa is a river that flows through Armenia and Azerbaijan's Nakhichevan exclave. It originates in the Vayots Dzor province of Armenia and serves as a left tributary of the Aras River...
basin, reportedly connected to it by a 9-mile long tunnel. It reportedly has a breeding colony of Lesser kestrel
Lesser Kestrel
The Lesser Kestrel is a small falcon. This species breeds from the Mediterranean across southern central Asia to China and Mongolia. It is a summer migrant, wintering in Africa and Pakistan and sometimes even to India and Iraq. It is rare north of its breeding range, and declining in its European...
s, the only known in Armenia. It contains the Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant
Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant
The Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant is one of Armenia's largest hydro power plant having an installed electric capacity of 76 MW. It is a part of the Vorotan cascade and is located near Spandaryan Reservoir....
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