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Tarbela Dam  is the largest earth-filled dam in the world

It is located in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

it is 485 feet (148 m) high above the Indus riverbed.

Its construction began in 1968

it was Completed in 1976

Construction was undertaken by the Italian firm Salini Impregilo.

Explanation

The Greater Thal Canal (GTC) draws water from the Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal, which diverts water from the Indus River.

The GTC is a non-perennial irrigation scheme that provides water from April to September. The GTC's components include:

• Main Canal: 35 km long
• Mankera Branch Canal: 65 km long
• Choubara Branch Canal: 73 km long
• Dhingana Branch Canal: Includes the Mahmood Sub-Branch Canal and Noorpur Branch Canal systems 

The GTC was inaugurated in 2001 by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. The second phase of the project, the Choubara Branch, was launched in 2020. 

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Punjab province has the most canals in Pakistan, with an extensive network of irrigation canals that support agriculture in the region.

The province is often referred to as the "breadbasket" of Pakistan due to its fertile soil and extensive irrigation system.

Some of the major canals in Punjab include:

• Upper Bari Doab Canal
• Lower Bari Doab Canal
• Upper Chenab Canal
• Lower Chenab Canal
• Ravi Canal
• Sutlej Canal

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• Gomal and Kuram rivers are in the province of KPK
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• Kabul, Swat, Kunhar, Panjkora, Bara, Kurram, and Gomal are the rivers of KPK
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa often abbreviated as KPK and formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan.
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• Gomal River is a 400-kilometer-long (250 mi) river in Afghanistan and Pakistan
  
• Gomal River rises in the northern part of Afghanistan's Paktika Province. It joins the Indus River 20 miles south of Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  

Explanation

Sukkur Barrage Located in Sindh Province

Sukkur is the oldest barrage in Pakistan.

7 canals take off from Sukkur Barrage

Sukkur Multan motorway is known as M5

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Origin of Sutlej river is Mount Kailash

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Manchar Lake gets fresh water from torrents in the Kirthar hills and through a channel called the Main Nara Valley Drain, built as an inundation canal in the 1930s, which brings water from Hamal Lake and the Indus River.

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Five Important Doabs of Pakistan 

Sindh Sagar Doab is b/w: Indus & Jhelum rivers 

Jech Doab is b/w: Jhelum & Chenab rivers 

Bari Doab is b/w: Ravi & Sutlej rivers

Rachna Doab  is b/w: Ravi  & Chenab rivers  

Bias Doab is b/w: Bias & Sutlej rivers 

Doab Chaj is b/w: Chenab and Jhelum.

Explanation

Keenjhar Lake is also known as Kalri Lake.

It is the largest artificial lake in Pakistan, located in Thatta District, Sindh.

It was formed by building a bund (dam) on the eastern side, uniting two lakes: Sonehri and Keenjhar.