Atatürk Dam

Behold Atatürk Dam: Şanlıurfa's Majestic Junction of History and Hydraulic Power

Atatürk Dam

But the largest dam of Türkiye in size, and one of the biggest dams in the world, is the Ataturk Dam which is also on the Euphrates river near Şanlıurfa province built between 1983-1992; it's 169 m high. All of these dams were constructed to provide hydroelectric power to this region of Türkiye, provide water for irrigation, and help with flood control. These dams have large and distinct reservoirs as well. The water from the Ataturk Dam passes through two parallel 7.62 m wide and 26.4 km long tunnels near Urfa and is used for the irrigation of the agricultural fields in Urfa-Harran, Mardin-Ceylanpınar, Siverek-Hilvan, and the upper Mardin areas.

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