Kirazlık Dam
The Kirazlık Dam is a gravity dam on the Botan River, 9 km east of Siirt in Siirt Province of southeastern Turkey. The purpose of the dam is to regulate the outflow of the Alkumru Dam upstream and to produce hydroelectric power with a run-of-the-river design.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Siirt, Turkey
- Address: Siirt
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meydandere and Hatrant.
Meydandere
Village
Meydandere is a village in the Siirt District of Siirt Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe and had a population of 951 in 2021. Meydandere is situated 3 km east of Kirazlık Dam.
Hatrant
Village
Hatrant, formerly Çınarlısu, is a village in the Tillo District of Siirt Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Keşkoliyan tribe and had a population of 306 in 2022. The hamlets of Çavuşlu and Erenler are attached to Akyayla. Hatrant is situated 5 km west of Kirazlık Dam.
Tillo
Town
Photo: Dûrzan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tillo or Aydınlar is a town in the Tillo District of Siirt Province in Turkey. Its population is 2,022. The town is inhabited by Arabs and Kurds. Tillo is situated 5 km northwest of Kirazlık Dam.
Kirazlık Dam
Latitude
37.9232° or 37° 55′ 24″ northLongitude
42.06134° or 42° 3′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8H94W3F6+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 722412983OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q15238573
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Kirazlık Dam” goes by many names.
- German: “Kirazlık-Talsperre”
- Hungarian: “Kirazlık Barajı”
- Hungarian: “Kirazlık-gát”
- Italian: “diga di Kirazlık”
- Turkish: “Kirazlık Barajı”
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Highlights include Tillo Kalesi and Tillo Cam Balkon Seyir Terası.
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