Sultansuyu Dam

Sultansuyu Dam is a dam built on the Sultansuyu River in , , . Constructed for irrigation purposes between 1986 and 1992, it was damaged by an earthquake in 2023 and the water was released for safety reasons.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam
  • Also known as: “Sultansuyu Baraji”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gölpınar and Aydınlar.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Balan and Kurne tribes and had a population of 446 in 2025.

Village
Akçadağ is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,118 km2, and its population is 27,872. the kaymakam is Adem Topaca.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Balan tribe and had a population of 451 in 2025. is situated 3½ km south of Sultansuyu Dam.

Sultansuyu Dam

Latitude
38.31903° or 38° 19′ 9″ north
Longitude
38.05171° or 38° 3′ 6″ east
Elevation
897 metres (2,943 feet)
Open location code
8GCW8392+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82118148
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­dam
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
446474
Wiki­data ID
Q516948
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Sultansuyu Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sultansuyu Barajı”
  • Dutch: “Sultansuyu Dam”
  • French: “barrage de Sultansuyu”
  • French: “Barrage de Sultansuyu”
  • Hungarian: “Sultansuyu Barajı”
  • Hungarian: “Sultansuyu-gát”
  • Italian: “diga di Sultansuyu”
  • Italian: “Diga di Sultansuyu”
  • Russian: “Султансую”
  • Turkish: “Sultansuyu Barajı”

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