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Hydroelectric power plants of the country from the beginning of the year to the end of Azar 1399
This data is taken from Table 2-3-1, page 7, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Azar 1399.
Irrigation and drainage networks by main basin by the end of Azar 1399
This data is taken from Table 5-1, page 9, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Azar 1399.
Groundwater resources of the whole country in Azar 1399
This data is taken from Table 2-4-1, page 9, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Azar 1399.
Groundwater resources (wells) in Azar 1399
This data is taken from Table 1-4-1, page 8, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Azar 1399.
Watchdog journalism in Guatemala: the results of Plaza Pública’s fiscal monitoring
At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Contracting Partnership (Author: DANIEL VILLATORO) is one of the resources we have made available in Persian. This post orig
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