Şanlıurfa Irrigation tunnels is the name of a major irrigation tunnel constructed in connection with the
Southeastern Anatolia Project
The Southeastern Anatolia Project ( tr, Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi, GAP) is a multi-sector integrated regional development project based on the concept of sustainable development for the 9 million people (2005) living in the Southeastern Anatoli ...
, a multi-sector integrated regional development project of
Turkey. The tunnels were commissioned by the
State Hydraulic Works authority (DSÄ°). The constructor was Eren Ä°nÅŸaat. The construction ended by 19 December 2005 and the tunnels were put into service.
Technical details
The tunnels run in the
Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey. The water supply is the water reservoir of
Atatürk Dam on
Fırat River
The Euphrates () is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia ( ''the land between the rivers''). Originating in Turkey, the Eup ...
(Euphrates). There are two parallel tunnels, the length of each being . The outer diameter of each tunnel is and the inner diameter is . The flow rate is With these figures, the tunnels are the largest in the world, in terms of length and flow rate.
Service
The total agricultural land which benefits from irrigation is , by free flow and the rest by pumping. It is reported that the agricultural productivity has since been tripled.
List of 50 Projects
Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers lists Şanlıurfa Irrigation Tunnels as one of the
fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey
Fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey or more formally 50 works in 50 years is a list published in 2005 by the Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers about fifty prestigious projects of the civil engineering in Turkey. The list has five subsections ...
, a list of remarkable engineering projects realized in the first 50 years of the chamber.
The list
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References
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Irrigation in Turkey
Buildings and structures in Şanlıurfa Province
Tunnels in Turkey
Water tunnels
Tunnels completed in 2005