The Cizre Dam is a
dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...
being constructed on the
Tigris River
The Tigris () is the easternmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, and empties into the P ...
north of
Cizre, Turkey. The Cizre Dam is to be built in conjunction and downstream of the
Ilisu Dam. The Cizre Dam is also one of the planned dams of Turkey's
Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP). The purpose of the Cizre Dam is irrigation, hydro-power and to control the tailwaters of the Ilisu Dam.
A tender for the Cizre Dam was unsuccessfully issued in May 2008 but another issue on 15 May 2014 left
Zorlu Energy as the winning bidder. The Cizre Dam will have a hydro-power capacity of 240 MW and will provide irrigation for 121,000 hectares. It was approved by the government in 2023 and is planned to be completed by 2027.
A 2023 study predicted that this and other dams would have considerable sociological impact downstream in Iraq.
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Dams in Şırnak Province
Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Proposed hydroelectric power stations
Dams on the Tigris River
Proposed renewable energy power stations in Turkey
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