Karkamış Dam

Karkamış Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of . It is on the Euphrates River. The foundation of the dam was laid in 1996, and is 4.5 kilometres from the border.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Gaziantep, Turkey
  • Also known as: “KarkamIsdam” and “Karkamış Barajı”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gürçay and Çiçekalan.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village had a population of 123 in 2022 and is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe.

Village
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 238. It is located on the east bank of the , very close to the Syrian border. is situated 2½ km northeast of Karkamış Dam.

Village
, formerly and still informally called Merchamis, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe and had a population of 163 in 2022. is situated 2½ km west of Karkamış Dam.

Karkamış Dam

Latitude
36.86841° or 36° 52′ 6″ north
Longitude
38.0331° or 38° 1′ 59″ east
Height
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8G8WV29M+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128497237
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q1927376
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Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Karkamış Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سد كركاميش”
  • Arabic: “سد كركميش”
  • Dutch: “Karkamışdam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد قرقاموس”
  • French: “barrage de Karkamış”
  • French: “Barrage de Karkamış”
  • German: “Karkamış-Staustufe”
  • Hungarian: “Karkamış-gát”
  • Italian: “diga di Karkamış”
  • Kurdish: “Bendava Karkamişê”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karkamişdemningen”
  • Norwegian: “Karkamişdemningen”
  • Turkish: “Karkamış Barajı ve Hidroelektrik Santrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Гребля Каркамиш”
  • Ukrainian: “Каркамиш”

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Highlights include Karkamış HES and Tiladir Tepe.

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