Çine Dam is a dam in

Aydın province Aydın Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Its area is 8,116 km2, and its population is 1,148,241 (2022). T ...

in western

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, about SSE of the town of

Çine Çine is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 820 km2, and its population is 48,466 (2022). It is from the city of Aydın, on the road to Muğla. History Throughout the ages this area has ...

. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It is the first major roller compacted concrete dam in Turkey. At its height of 136.5 m,Çine Adnan Menderes Dam & HEPP
Su-Yapı Engineering and Consulting Inc.. Retrieved 21 July 2023. Çine Dam is one of the highest dams in the world.

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State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works () is a state agency, under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey, responsible for the utilization of all the country's water resources. The institution's four major functions are energy, agriculture, servi ...

. Archived 4 March 2016. Dams in Aydın Province Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey Dams completed in 2010 {{Turkey-powerstation-stub

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