Artvin Dam
The Artvin Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Çoruh River in Artvin Province, Turkey. Preliminary construction on the dam began in December 2010 and the river diversion tunnels were complete in July 2012 at which time construction on the dam foundation started.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Artvin
- Also known as: “Artvin Barajı”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çağlıyan and Yağcılar.
Çağlıyan
Village
Çağlıyan is a village in the Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 40.
Yağcılar
Village
Yağcılar is a village in the Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 154.
Tarakçılar
Village
Tarakçılar is a village in the Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 60. Tarakçılar is situated 3 km southwest of Artvin Dam.
Artvin Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Artvin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
40.93326° or 40° 55′ 60″ north
Longitude
41.76846° or 41° 46′ 7″ east
Open location code
8HG3WQM9+89
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Artvin Dam” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Artvinská přehradní nádrž”
- Italian: “diga di Artvin”
- Turkish: “Artvin Barajı ve Hidroelektrik Santrali”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Артвін”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Artvin Barajı ve Hidroelektrik Santrali and Mount Ziyaret.
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