Kürtün Dam
The Kürtün Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Harşit River located 5 kilometres east of Kürtün in Gümüşhane Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Kürtün, Gümüşhane, Turkey
- Also known as: “Kuertuen Baraji” and “Kürtün Barajı”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Özkürtün and Kürtün.
Özkürtün
Village
Özkürtün is a town in the Kürtün District, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,275.
Kürtün
Town
Kürtün is a town in Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kürtün District. Its population is 4,329. The town lies at an elevation of 764 m. Kürtün is situated 4 km northwest of Kürtün Dam.
Kürtün Dam
- Categories: embankment dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Kürtün District, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.68197° or 40° 40′ 55″ northLongitude
39.12724° or 39° 7′ 38″ eastElevation
672 metres (2,205 feet)Height
133 metres (436 feet)Open location code
8GGXM4JG+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 172824819OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
10997222Wikidata ID
Q6454185
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Kürtün Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kürtün Barajı”
- German: “Kürtün-Talsperre”
- Turkish: “Kürtün Barajı ve Hidroelektrik Santrali”
- Turkish: “Kürtün Barajı”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Kürtün”
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