Atatürk Dam
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Atatürk Dam is one of Turkey’s largest and most significant hydroelectric and irrigation dams, forming a key part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project on the Euphrates River.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atatürk Dam canonical | 8 |
| Atatürk Barajı | 2 |
| Atatürk Dam reservoir | 1 |
| Atatürk Reservoir | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch-gravity dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | approximately 8900 GWh ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram | GAP (Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi) ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | roller-compacted rock-fill ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| constructionType | concrete-faced rock-fill ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 37.4°N 38.3°E ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 542 m above sea level ⓘ |
| damVolume | 84.5 million m³ ⓘ |
| height | 169 m ⓘ |
| impact |
change in downstream flow regime of Euphrates
ⓘ
creation of one of Turkey’s largest artificial lakes ⓘ resettlement of local populations ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 2400 MW ⓘ |
| irrigatedAreaTarget | approximately 1.7 million hectares ⓘ |
| isOneOfLargestDamsIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| length | 1820 m ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince |
Adıyaman Province
ⓘ
Şanlıurfa Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southeastern Anatolia Region ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Euphrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| managingOrganization | State Hydraulic Works of Turkey ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Bozova
ⓘ
Samsat ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Atatürk Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Atatürk Barajı
|
| openingDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| partOf | Southeastern Anatolia Project ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| projectCost | approximately US$1.25 billion ⓘ |
| reservoirLiveStorage | 19.3 km³ ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Atatürk Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Atatürk Reservoir
|
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 817 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 48.7 km³ ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Tigris–Euphrates river system
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates–Tigris basin
|
| secondaryPurpose |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation improvement ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | 15700 m³/s ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 300 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atatürk Barajı
this entity surface form:
Atatürk Reservoir
this entity surface form:
Atatürk Dam reservoir
this entity surface form:
Atatürk Barajı