Illisu Dam

The Ilısu Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the near the village of Ilısu and along the border of and in . It is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and its purpose is hydroelectric power production, flood control and water storage.
Wikipedia
  • Dam
  • …is operated by Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü
  • …stands 135 metres (443 feet) tall
  • Description: dam in Turkey
  • Address: Ilısu Köyü, Mardin, Dargeçit
  • Also known as
    “Ilısu”
    “Ilısu Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Archaeological site
is an archaeological site in , Turkey.
1¼ km west of Illisu Dam

Villages in the Area

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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in .
2½ km west of Illisu Dam
is a village in the Güçlükonak District of in Turkey.
2½ km south of Illisu Dam
is a village in the Güçlükonak District of in Turkey.
3 km east of Illisu Dam

Illisu Dam

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Latitude
37.53156° or 37° 31′ 54″ north
Longitude
41.84689° or 41° 50′ 49″ east
Open location code
8H93GRJW+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 288882668
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway = dam
Wiki­data ID
Q1659316

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Illisu Dam” goes by many names.
إليسوArabic
تركياArabic
دجلةArabic
سد إليسوArabic
Իլիսուի ամբարտակArmenian
伊利蘇大壩Chinese
伊利蘇水壩Chinese
Ilısu DamDutch
Ilısu baraĵoEsperanto
Barrage d’IlısuFrench
Barrage de IlısuFrench
Barrage de IllisuFrench
Ilisu (barrage)French
Encoro de IlısuGalician
IlisuGerman
Ilısu-StaudammGerman
סכר איליסוHebrew
Ilısu BarajıHungarian
Ilısu gátHungarian
Bendungan IlısuIndonesian
Diga di IlısuItalian
Bendava GermavêKurdish
Bendava ÎlisuyêKurdish
Sikrê ÎlisuyêKurdish
Sikurê ÎlisuyêKurdish
IlisudemningenNorwegian
Ilisu-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد ایلیسوPersian
ИлисуRussian
Илису (ГЭС)Russian
Embalse de IlısuSpanish
Ilısu BarajıTurkish
Ilısu barajı ve hidroelektrik santraliTurkish
Гребля ІлісуUkrainian

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