Borcak Dam
Borcak Dam is a dam in Söğüt, Bilecik Province. Borcak Dam is situated nearby to the building Isa Sofi, as well as near the village Sırhoca.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Turkey
- Also known as: “Borcak Baraji” and “Borcak Barajı”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isa Sofi and Söğüt Ertuğrul Gazi Museum.
Isa Sofi
Building
The Tomb of İsa Sofi is an early 14th century tomb located in Borcak, Söğüt in the district of Bilecik, Turkey. The tomb contains "shamanic" decorations of Gök Tanrı, related to Central Asian Turkish beliefs—the first such decorations found in Anatolia. Isa Sofi is situated 790 metres east of Borcak Dam.
Söğüt Ertuğrul Gazi Museum
Museum
Photo: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Söğüt Ertuğrul Gazi Museum is a museum in Söğüt ilçe of Bilecik Province, Turkey. Söğüt is notable as being the town from which the Ottoman Empire originated. Söğüt Ertuğrul Gazi Museum is situated 3½ km southwest of Borcak Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borcak and Sırhoca.
Borcak
Village
Borcak is a village in the Söğüt District, Bilecik Province, Turkey. Its population is 84. Isa Sofi in Borcak is an early Ottoman tomb.
Sırhoca
Village
Sırhoca is a village in the Söğüt District, Bilecik Province, Turkey. Its population is 46.
Çaltı
Village
Çaltı is a village in the Söğüt District, Bilecik Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,074. It is a few kilometers south of Sakarya River. The distance to Söğüt is 10 kilometres and the distance to Bilecik is 38 kilometres. Çaltı is situated 3½ km east of Borcak Dam.
Borcak Dam
Latitude
40.04167° or 40° 2′ 30″ northLongitude
30.20819° or 30° 12′ 30″ eastElevation
406 metres (1,332 feet)Open location code
8GGG26R5+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 97559422OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Borcak Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Borcak Barajı”
- Turkish: “Borcak Barajı”
- Turkish: “Borçak Barajı”
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