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2 unusual facts about Manjil


Manjil and Rudbar Wind Farm

Initially in 2007, twenty one turbines were installed in the city of Manjil while four were operational in the neighboring city of Rudbar.

Sefidrud Dam

Sefidrud Dam (originally named Shahbanu Farah Dam and also known as the Manjil Dam) is a buttress dam on the Sefīd-Rūd near Manjil in Gilan Province, Iran.


Rudbar

Rudbar was near the epicenter of the Manjil-Rudbar earthquake of magnitude 7.3 Richter (MS=7.7, MW=7.3, mb=6.4) at 12:31am local time on June 21, 1990, that killed around 50,000 and injured 100,000 city residents.


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