Ürkmez Dam

Ürkmez Dam is a dam in İzmir Province, Turkey, built between 1985 and 1990. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Ürkmez Dam is located in Seferihisar district of İzmir Province, western Turkey.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Turkey
Also known as: “UErkmez Baraji” and “Ürkmez Barajı”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Levedos.

Levedos

Archaeological site

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Lebedus or Lebedos was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League, located south of Smyrna, Klazomenai and neighboring Teos and before Ephesus, which is further south. Levedos is situated 2½ km southeast of Ürkmez Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mersinalanı and Doğanbey.

Mersinalanı

Suburb

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Mersinalanı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Seferihisar, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,141. Ürkmez was an independent municipality until it was merged into the municipality of Seferihisar in 2008.

Doğanbey

Neighborhood

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Doğanbey, named İpsili or İpsili Hisar until the late Ottoman period, is a settlement and former municipality in the district of Seferihisar, İzmir Province, western Turkey. Doğanbey is situated 8 km west of Ürkmez Dam.