Mursal Dam

Mursal Dam is an irrigation and industrial water dam in , . The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dam was initiated in 1986 and completed in 1992.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam
  • Also known as: Mursal Baraji

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ürük and Uluçayır.

Village
is a village in the Divriği District of in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Şadiyan tribe and had a population of 65 in 2023. is situated 5 km north of Mursal Dam.

Village
is a village in the Divriği District of in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Şadiyan tribe and had a population of 30 in 2023. is situated 7 km north of Mursal Dam.

Village
is a village in the Divriği District of in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Sinemilli tribe and had a population of 33 in 2023. is situated 8 km north of Mursal Dam.

Mursal Dam

Latitude
39.14418° or 39° 8′ 39″ north
Longitude
37.98101° or 37° 58′ 52″ east
Elevation
1,723 metres (5,653 feet)
Open location code
8GFV4XVJ+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 221426533
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­dam
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
446266
Wiki­data ID
Q1090491
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Mursal Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Mursal Barajı
  • Dutch: Mursal Dam
  • Egyptian Arabic: سد مرسال
  • French: barrage de Mursal
  • French: Barrage de Mursal
  • German: Mursal-Talsperre
  • Italian: diga di Mursal
  • Italian: Diga di Mursal
  • Turkish: Divriği Mursal Barajı
  • Turkish: Mursal Barajı ve Hidroelektrik Santrali
  • Turkish: Mursal 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 “Mursal Dam”. Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.