Ifraz Station-1 was built in 1969 with a production capacity of 1680 cubic meters per hour. It was designed to replace wells which were considered among the main sources of drinking water in Erbil but were under the threat of drought.
This was followed by the establishment of the Ifraz Station-2 in 1984, with a capacity of 2880 cubic meters per hour. From 2005 – 2007 approximately 60 percent of Ifraz Station-3 was built, as at the time it was not necessary to complete the entire project.
The Ifraz Station-3 has a capacity of 6000 cubic meters per hour, and was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers at a cost of $204 million.
The Ifraz water stations are named after the village of Ifraz, located close to these stations by the Upper Zab River. The stations are dedicated to provide drinking water to the city of Erbil and its surroundings.
The Ifraz project is considered one of the largest projects in the Kurdistan Region.
(Source: KRG)
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