🔻 Based on data from the "Department of Media and Information" in the ninth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG):

🔹 (9) Dams were constructed, with a storage capacity of (252 million and 800 thousand) cubic meters, at a cost of (265 billion and 700 million) Dinars.

🔹 (6) of the dams, costing (224 billion and 100 million) Dinars, representing (84.4%) of the total cost of the dams, are located within the administrative boundaries of Erbil Governorate.

🔹 The dams of (Diwana and Tuwrajarr), costing (32 billion and 400 million) Dinars, representing (12.2%) of the cost of the (9) dams, are located within the boundaries of Sulaimaniyah Governorate.

🔹 Only the (Khnis) dam, with a budget of (9.2 billion) Dinars and representing (3.5%) of the total dam cost, is located within the administrative boundaries of Duhok Governorate.

🔹 The ninth cabinet implemented (10) water projects, with some also in the implementation phase. The total projects have the capacity to provide (1 million and 35 thousand and 600) cubic meters of drinking water per day, at a cost of (1 trillion and 135 billion and 600 thousand) Dinars.

🔹 Out of all (10) projects, (4) of them, costing (851 billion and 700 million) Dinars, representing (75%) of the total project cost, are located within the boundaries of Erbil Governorate.

 🔹 Three projects, costing (162 billion and 700 million) Dinars, representing (14.3%) of the cost of the (10) projects, are located within the boundaries of Sulaimaniyah Governorate.

🔹 Three projects, with a budget of (121 billion and 200 million) Dinars and representing (10.7%) of the project cost, are located within the administrative boundaries of Duhok Governorate.

First: Geographical Distribution of Dam Construction in the Ninth Cabinet

Based on data from the "Department of Media and Information" in the ninth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government, (9) dams were constructed, with a storage capacity of (252 million and 800 thousand) cubic meters, at a total cost of (265 billion and 700 million) Dinars.

• Out of all (9) dams, (6) dams costing (224 billion and 100 million) Dinars, representing (84.4%) of the total dam cost, and with a storage capacity of (222.8) million cubic meters, representing (88.1%) of the total storage capacity of the constructed dams, are located within the administrative boundaries of Erbil Governorate. These are the dams of (Aquban, Chamarga, Dwin, Gomaspan, Bastora, and Shawgair).

• The dams of (Diwana and Tuwrajarr), costing (32 billion and 400 million) Dinars and representing (12.2%) of the cost of the (9) dams, with a storage capacity of (23 million) cubic meters, representing (9.1%) of the total water storage capacity of the dams, are located within the boundaries of Sulaimaniyah Governorate. (Note: There is a typographical error in the original text where 23 million m3 is written as 2.8%. Based on the total 252.8 million m3, 23 million m3 is approximately 9.1%).

• Only the (Khnis) dam, with a budget of (9.2 billion) Dinars and representing (3.5%) of the total dam cost, and with a water storage capacity of (7 million) cubic meters, representing (2.8%) of the total water storage capacity of the dams, is located within the administrative boundaries of Duhok Governorate. 

Second: Geographical Distribution of Water Projects in the Ninth Cabinet

The ninth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government implemented (10) large water projects, with some also in the implementation phase. The total projects have the capacity to provide (1 million and 35 thousand and 600) cubic meters of drinking water per day, at a total cost of (1 trillion and 135 billion and 600 thousand) Dinars.

• Out of all (10) projects, (4) projects costing (851 billion and 700 million) Dinars, representing (75%) of the total project cost, with a daily supply capacity of (711 thousand) cubic meters/day, representing (68.1%) of the total capacity of the constructed projects, are located within the administrative boundaries of Erbil Governorate. These are the water projects of (Rapid Water Emergency, Qushtapa, Pirmam and Surroundings, and Erbil Water Network).

• The water projects of (Rania – Chwarqurna – Haji Awa, Darbandikhan, and Goptapa – Chamchamal) are three projects costing (162 billion and 700 million) Dinars, representing (14.3%) of the cost of the (10) projects, with a daily water supply capacity of (156 thousand) cubic meters/day, representing (15.1%) of the total daily water supply capacity, are located within the boundaries of Sulaimaniyah Governorate.

• Three water projects (Faida, Akre, and Water Supply and Network Installation for 51 Villages in Barzan Area), with a budget of (121 billion and 200 million) Dinars and representing (10.7%) of the project cost, with a daily water supply capacity of (168 thousand) cubic meters/day, representing (16.2%) of the total daily water supply capacity, are located within the administrative boundaries of Duhok Governorate.