Almus Dam
Almus Dam is an earthen embankment dam that is near the town of Almus and is located on the River Yesilirmak which runs into the Black Sea. The main purposes of the dam are irrigation, flood control and hydroelectricity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Almus, Tokat, Turkey
- Also known as: “Almus Barajı ve HES”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ataköy Dam.
Ataköy Dam
Dam
Ataköy Dam is a dam in Tokat Province, Turkey, built between 1975 and 1977. It is an earth-fill dam, and serves as a way to produce hydroelectric power. The dam is still in use. Ataköy Dam is situated 2½ km northwest of Almus Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Almus and Ataköy.
Almus
Town
Almus is a town in Tokat Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Almus District. Its population is 5,054. The mayor is Ayse Humeyra Turan. Almus is situated 3½ km south of Almus Dam.
Ataköy
Village
Ataköy is a town in the Almus District, Tokat Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,644. Ataköy is situated 5 km north of Almus Dam.
Almus Dam
- Categories: embankment dam, hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Almus District, Tokat Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.4067° or 40° 24′ 24″ northLongitude
36.90033° or 36° 54′ 1″ eastOperator
EÜAŞOpen location code
8GGRCW42+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 179295346OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q1089548
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Almus Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Almus Barajı”
- Dutch: “Almus Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد الموس”
- French: “barrage d’Almus”
- French: “Barrage d’Almus”
- French: “Barrage de Almus”
- German: “Almus-Talsperre”
- Italian: “diga di Almus”
- Italian: “Diga di Almus”
- Turkish: “Almus Barajı ve Hidroelektrik Santrali”
- Turkish: “Almus Barajı”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Almus Dam”. Photo: Cobija, CC BY-SA 3.0.