Birecik Dam
The Birecik Dam, one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, is located on the Euphrates River 60 km downstream of Atatürk Dam and 8 km upstream of Birecik town 80 km west of Province of Şanlıurfa in the southeastern region of Turkey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Birecik Baraji”, “Birecik Barajı”, and “Karababa Barajı”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belkıs and Tilbeş Höyük.
Belkıs
Village
Belkıs is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe and had a population of 196 in 2022.
Tilbeş Höyük
Locality
Tilbeş Höyük is an ancient Near East archaeological site inundated by the Birecik Dam located in Şanlıurfa Province in southeastern Turkey. It lies on the left bank of the upper Euphrates river across the river from the Horum Höyük archaeological site. Tilbeş Höyük is situated 3½ km north of Birecik Dam.
Samandöken
Village
Samandöken, historically Kehriz, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe and had a population of 837 in 2022. Samandöken is situated 4 km west of Birecik Dam.
Birecik Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Birecik District, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.05397° or 37° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
37.88979° or 37° 53′ 23″ eastElevation
366 metres (1,201 feet)Height
63 metres (207 feet)Open location code
8G9V3V3Q+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 28048509OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
7537384Wikidata ID
Q1374176
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Birecik Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Birecik Barajı”
- Dutch: “Birecikdam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد بيرسيك”
- French: “barrage de Birecik”
- French: “Barrage de birecik”
- French: “Barrage de Birecik”
- German: “Euphrat-Staustufe Birecik”
- Hungarian: “Birecik Barajı”
- Hungarian: “Birecik-gát”
- Italian: “diga di Birecik”
- Italian: “Diga di Birecik”
- Kurdish: “Bendava Bêrecûkê”
- Kurdish: “Bendava Bîracikê”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Birecikdemningen”
- Norwegian: “Birecikdemningen”
- Russian: “Биреджикская плотина”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Birecik”
- Turkish: “Birecik barajı ve hidroelektrik santrali”
- Turkish: “Birecik Barajı ve Hidroelektrik Santrali”
- Turkish: “Birecik Barajı”
- Ukrainian: “Гребля Биреджик”
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