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.- Dam
- …is also known as “Devegeçidi Barajı”
- …is operated by DSİ
- …stands 32 metres (105 feet) tall
- Description: embankment dam
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Nearby places include Avcısuyu and Tişo.
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Devegeçidi Dam
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Latitude
38.05864° or 38° 3′ 31″ north
Longitude
39.97234° or 39° 58′ 20″ east
Open location code
8GCX3X5C+FW
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OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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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 Devegeçidi”
- German: “Devegeçidi-Talsperre”
- Hungarian: “Devegeçidi Barajı”
- Hungarian: “Devegeçidi-gát”
- Italian: “Diga di Devegeçidi”
- Turkish: “Devegeçidi Barajı”
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