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Please change "The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam in Jordan, 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of the capital Amman. This gravity dam featured an originally 9-metre-high (30 ft) and 1 m-wide (3.3 ft) stone wall, supported by a 50 m-wide (160 ft) earthen rampart. The structure is dated to 3000 BC. However, the oldest continuously operational dam is Lake Homs Dam, built in Syria between 1319 and 1304 BC." to "The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam in Jordan, 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of the capital Amman. This gravity dam featured an originally 9-metre-high (30 ft) and 1 m-wide (3.3 ft) stone wall, supported by a 50 m-wide (160 ft) earthen rampart. The structure is dated to 3000 BC."

Under the History section, there is mention of the Lake Homs Dam as the oldest continuously operational dam, built in Syria between 1319 and 1304 BC. According to the source provided on the Lake Homs Dam Wikipedia page, which is available online to proofread, this is an incorrect hypothesis that has actually been dated to 284 AD due to the typical Roman design, and the basis that it was built by experienced engineers, not beginners as the Egyptians would've been, as they did not build dams even in Egypt in 1300 BC.

Source: Lake Homs Dam Scorchedprince (talk) 02:46, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Day Creature (talk) 15:54, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]