Turkey
Nevşehir Province
Ürgüp District

Damsa Dam

The Damsa Dam is a dam in , . Its development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It was built on the stream of the same name, for irrigation purposes.
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Photo: Christian1311, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: architectural structure
  • Also known as: “Damsa Baraji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastary of St Nicholas and Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa.

Church
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Damsa Dam.

School
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Madrasa of Mustafapaşa is a 19th-century madrasa, an Islamic educational institute, in , central . is situated 4 km northwest of Damsa Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mustafapaşa and Ayvalı.

Village
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly known as Sinasos, is a town in the of , . Its population is 1,295. Its status as a town had been downgraded to village with 2013 Reorganisation up until the court order in 2024. is situated 4 km northwest of Damsa Dam.

Village
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Damsa Dam.

Village
Photo: izvarin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Damsa Dam.

Damsa Dam

Latitude
38.5536° or 38° 33′ 13″ north
Longitude
34.9222° or 34° 55′ 20″ east
Elevation
1,223 metres (4,012 feet)
Open location code
8GCPHW3C+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62084076
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
317640
Wiki­data ID
Q1089262
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Damsa Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Damsa Barajı”
  • Dutch: “Damsa Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد دمسا”
  • French: “barrage de Damsa”
  • French: “Barrage de Damsa”
  • German: “Damsa-Talsperre”
  • Italian: “diga di Damsa”
  • Italian: “Diga di Damsa”
  • Turkish: “Damsa Barajı”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Damsa Dam”. Photo: Christian1311, CC BY-SA 3.0.