Kestel Dam

Kestel Dam is a dam in , , built between 1983 and 1988, and is still in use. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Kestel Baraji” and “Kestel Barajı”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pergamon and Library of Pergamon.

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located 26 kilometres from the modern coastline of the on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus and northwest of the modern city of , Turkey. is situated 560 metres west of Kestel Dam.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of Pergamum is an ancient Greek building in , , today located nearby the modern town of , in the of western . It was one of the most important libraries in the ancient world. is situated 590 metres west of Kestel Dam.

Archaeological site
Photo: Rensi, Public domain.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 650 metres west of Kestel Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yerlitahtacı and Tepeköy.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Kestel Dam.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,210. It is situated at the northern banks of river and south west of Bergama. is situated 9 km southwest of Kestel Dam.

Kestel Dam

Latitude
39.13155° or 39° 7′ 54″ north
Longitude
27.19074° or 27° 11′ 27″ east
Elevation
193 metres (633 feet)
Open location code
8GF945JR+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 144062010
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
10976081
Wiki­data ID
Q974488
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Satellite Map

Discover Kestel Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Kestel Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kestel Barajı”
  • Dutch: “Kestel Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد كيستل”
  • French: “barrage de Kestel”
  • French: “Barrage de Kestel”
  • German: “Kestel-Talsperre”
  • Hungarian: “Kestel Barajı”
  • Hungarian: “Kestel-gát”
  • Italian: “diga di Kestel”
  • Italian: “Diga di Kestel”
  • Turkish: “Kestel Barajı”

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