Karkamış HES

Karkamış HES is a power station in , . Karkamış HES is situated nearby to , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karkamış Dam.

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. is situated 500 metres southeast of Karkamış HES.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gürçay and Yurtbağı.

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
, 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.

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 3 km northeast of Karkamış HES.

Karkamış HES

Latitude
36.87109° or 36° 52′ 16″ north
Longitude
38.02864° or 38° 1′ 43″ east
Inception
1999
Operator
Electricity Generation Company
Open location code
8G8WV2CH+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133523241
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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