Atatürk Dam

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The Atatürk Dam is one of the largest buildings of its kind in the world. It is located in Turkey , in Anatolia, on the border of Şanlıurfa and Adıyaman Province, on the Euphrates River, about 25 km from the city of Bozova . The Atatürk Dam is a part of the GAS project, which aims to build 22 dams on the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. more »

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The Atatürk Dam is the fifth dam built on the Euphrates River. Two dams - Keban and Karakaya, had been built before, and there are other two dams downstream - Birecik and Karkamış. The main function of the dams is irrigation of the land in southern Anantolia and power production. The Atatürk Dam was built between 1983 - 1990. It also includes a water power plant built in 1992. The water surface covers an area of 817 km2, while the total volume of water is 48.7 km3. The rock-fill dam is 1,820 m long and 170 m high. The water power plant produces annually 8,900 GWh of electric energy. The construction of the dam cost $ 1.25 billion. The dam is suitable for fishing, while the surroundings are used as a recreational area..