Alaca Dam
Alaca Dam, or Alaca Barajı in Turkish, is a 57 meter high rockfill dam in Çorum Province, Turkey. It was built between 1979 and 1984. The dam is primarily used for irrigation purposes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam
- Also known as: “Alaca Baraji”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Büyüksöğütözü and Onbaşılar.
Büyüksöğütözü
Village
Büyüksöğütözü is a village in the Alaca District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 58.
Onbaşılar
Village
Onbaşılar is a village in the Alaca District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 53. Onbaşılar is situated 3 km north of Alaca Dam.
Değirmendere
Village
Değirmendere is a village in the Alaca District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 89. Değirmendere is situated 3½ km northwest of Alaca Dam.
Alaca Dam
- Category: building
- Location: Alaca İlçesi, Çorum Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.10812° or 40° 6′ 29″ northLongitude
34.83854° or 34° 50′ 19″ eastElevation
1,022 metres (3,353 feet)Open location code
8GGP4R5Q+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 90146156OpenStreetMap feature
building=damOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
865752Wikidata ID
Q784158
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Alaca Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alaca Sulama Barajı”
- Dutch: “Alaca Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد الاكا”
- French: “barrage d’Alaca”
- French: “Barrage d’Alaca”
- Italian: “diga di Alaca”
- Italian: “Diga di Alaca”
- Turkish: “Alaca Barajı”
- Turkish: “Alaca Sulama Barajı”
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