Devegeçidi Dam
Devegeçidi Dam is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, Diyarbakır. It is near Diyarbakır on a branch of the Tigris river. It was constructed for irrigation purposes between 1965 and 1972.- Type: Dam
- Description: embankment dam
- Also known as: “Devegeçidi Barajı”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avcısuyu and Tişo.
Avcısuyu
Village
Avcısuyu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kayapınar, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. Its population is 610.
Tişo
Village
Tişo is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kayapınar, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. Its population is 110. Tişo is situated 4 km northwest of Devegeçidi Dam.
Alangör
Village
Alangör is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Yenişehir, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. Its population is 720. Alangör is situated 4½ km northeast of Devegeçidi Dam.
Devegeçidi Dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Bingöl Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.05864° or 38° 3′ 31″ northLongitude
39.97234° or 39° 58′ 20″ eastHeight
32 metres (105 feet)Operator
DSİOpen location code
8GCX3X5C+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 172022018OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q1089643
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Devegeçidi Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Devegeçidi Barajı”
- Dutch: “Devegeçidi Dam”
- French: “Barrage de Devegecidi”
- French: “barrage de Devegeçidi”
- French: “Barrage de Devegeçidi”
- German: “Devegeçidi-Talsperre”
- Hungarian: “Devegeçidi Barajı”
- Hungarian: “Devegeçidi-gát”
- Italian: “diga di Devegeçidi”
- Italian: “Diga di Devegeçidi”
- Turkish: “Devegeçidi Barajı”
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