The Birecik Dam, one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of

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, is located on the

Euphrates River The Euphrates () is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Tigris–Euphrates river system, Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia ( ''the land between the rivers'') ...

downstream of

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and upstream of

Birecik Birecik; ku, Bêrecûk is a town and district of Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey, on the Euphrates. Built on a limestone cliff 400 ft. high on the left/east bank of the Euphrates, "at the upper part of a reach of that river, which runs near ...

town west of Province of Şanlıurfa in the southeastern region of Turkey. It was purposed for

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and

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production. There is a

run-of-the-river Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...

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plant, established in 2001, at the

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 ...

, with a power output of 672MW (six facilities at 112 MW each) can generate an average of 2.5 billion kWh per year. The Birecik dam is a structure consisting of a

concrete Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most wi ...

gravity and clay core sandgravel fill with a height of from the foundation. It was designed by

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. The total catchment area is . The Birecik project will be realized under the status of Build-Operate-Transfer ( BOT) model. The dam was built on top of the ruins of the ancient city of Zeugma. According to Bogumil Terminski (2015), the construction of the dam resulted in resettlement of approximately 6,000 people.Bogumil Terminski, ''Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement: Causes, Consequences, and Socio-Legal Context'', Ibidem Press, Stuttgart, 2015.

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External links

United Nations Southeast Anatolia Sustainable Human Development Program (GAP)

Official GAP web site
{{Power stations in Turkey Dams completed in 2000 Energy infrastructure completed in 2001 Dams in Gaziantep Province Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey Southeastern Anatolia Project Run-of-the-river power stations Dams on the Euphrates River Dams in Şanlıurfa Province Crossings of the Euphrates

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