Gümüşler Dam
Gümüşler Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Gümüşler Dam has an elevation of 1,350 metres.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam
- Also known as: “Barrage de Gumusler”, “Barrage de Gumuşler”, “Barrage de Gümüsler”, and “Guemuesler Baraji”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gümüşler and Aktaş.
Gümüşler
Village
Gümüşler is a town in the Niğde District, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,950. It is 7 kilometres east of the city of Niğde. During the Byzantine era, its name was Tracias.
Aktaş
Village
Aktaş is a town in the Niğde District, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,024. The town had around 2,000 Cappadocian Greek Christian inhabitants in the early 20th century, who spoke Cappadocian Greek until 1884.
Yeşilburç
Village
Yeşilburç is a village in Niğde District of Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 464. Yeşilburç is situated 8 km west of Gümüşler Dam.
Gümüşler Dam
Latitude
38.00901° or 38° 0′ 32″ north
Longitude
34.75922° or 34° 45′ 33″ east
Elevation
1,350 metres (4,429 feet)
Height
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
8GCP2Q55+JM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Gümüşler Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gümüşler Barajı”
- Dutch: “Gümüşler Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد جوموشلر”
- French: “barrage de Gümüşler”
- French: “Barrage de Gümüşler”
- Hungarian: “Gümüşler gát”
- Italian: “diga di Gümüşler”
- Italian: “Diga di Gümüşler”
- Turkish: “Gümüşler Barajı”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Places to explore: Gümüşler Göleti and Gümüşler Monastery Sculpture.
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