Achurjan Dam
Achurjan Dam is a dam in Kars, Turkey and has an elevation of 1,433 metres. Achurjan Dam is situated nearby to the village Jrapi, as well as near Haykadzor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Turkey
- Also known as: “Arpacay Baraji”, “Arpaçay Barajı”, and “Arpaçay Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jrapi and Haykadzor.
Jrapi
Village
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jrapi is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was built to replace Nerkin Dzhrapi and Verin Dzhrapi which were to be flooded by the Akhurian Reservoir. Jrapi is situated 3 km east of Achurjan Dam.
Haykadzor
Village
Photo: Narek75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haykadzor is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border… Haykadzor is situated 4 km south of Achurjan Dam.
Aghin
Village
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aghin is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia, near the border of Turkey… Aghin is situated 6 km northeast of Achurjan Dam.
Achurjan Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.56268° or 40° 33′ 46″ northLongitude
43.64521° or 43° 38′ 43″ eastElevation
1,433 metres (4,701 feet)Open location code
8HG5HJ7W+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 103565068OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Achurjan Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Arpaçay Barajı”
- Dutch: “Arpaçay Dam”
- French: “Barrage d’Arpacay”
- French: “barrage d’Arpaçay”
- French: “Barrage d’Arpaçay”
- French: “Barrage de Arpacay”
- French: “Barrage de Arpaçay”
- Georgian: “ახურიანის წყსც”
- German: “Achurjan-Talsperre”
- Hungarian: “Arpaçay Barajı”
- Hungarian: “Arpaçay-gát”
- Italian: “diga di Arpaçay”
- Italian: “Diga di Arpaçay”
- Turkish: “Arpaçay Barajı”
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