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Büyükçekmece Dam

Büyükçekmece Dam is a dam on the Lake Büyükçekmece in Büyükçekmece district of , . The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works, and was opened in 1988.
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Photo: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece and Atirus Shopping Center.

Mosque
Photo: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, also known as the Köprübaşı Mosque, is the ruin of a 16th-century Ottoman located in , Turkey. The ruin is situated in which is now a district of Istanbul, but would have been in the countryside at the time the mosque was built. is situated 470 metres southeast of Büyükçekmece Dam.

Shopping center
, opened on December 17, 2005, is a modern shopping mall located in the suburban district of in , . It is named after the location, which was called Atirus in the ancient times. is situated 1 km southeast of Büyükçekmece Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Türkoba and Gürpınar.

Suburb
Photo: VOYAGER-USA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4 km west of Büyükçekmece Dam.

Suburb
Photo: buzkozan, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 5 km southeast of Büyükçekmece Dam.

Suburb
Photo: buzkozan, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 6 km southeast of Büyükçekmece Dam.

Büyükçekmece Dam

Latitude
41.02517° or 41° 1′ 31″ north
Longitude
28.57222° or 28° 34′ 20″ east
Operator
DSİ
Open location code
8GHC2HGC+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 792252261
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q1090509
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Büyükçekmece Dam” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Kültür Park Amfi and Cultural Park.

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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 “Büyükçekmece Dam”. Photo: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0.