Yazıcı Dam

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Yazıcı Dam
Official name Yazıcı Barajı
Location Ağrı Province, Turkey
Coordinates 39°29′51″N43°25′24″E / 39.49755°N 43.42346°E / 39.49755; 43.42346 Coordinates: 39°29′51″N43°25′24″E / 39.49755°N 43.42346°E / 39.49755; 43.42346
Construction began 1995
Opening date 2009
Dam and spillways
Impounds Altınçayır Creek
Height 90 m (300 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 202 hm3 (0.048 cu mi)
Surface area 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)

Yazıcı Dam (Turkish : Yazıcı Barajı), also known as Ağrı Yazıcı Dam, is a dam in Ağrı Province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The construction works began in 1995 and the dam went in service in 2009. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. [1] [2]

Turkish language Turkic language (possibly Altaic)

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Ağrı Province Province of Turkey in Northeast Anatolia

The Ağrı Province is a province in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran to the east, Kars to the north, Erzurum to the northwest, Muş and Bitlis to the southwest, Van to the south, and Iğdır to the northeast. It has an area of 11,376 km² and a population of 542,022. A majority of the province's population is Kurdish. The region also has got a sizeable Azerbaijani (Qarapapak) minority.

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References

  1. ↑ "Yazıcı Barajı" (in Turkish). DSİ. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  2. ↑ "Ağrı Yazıcı Barajı Törenle Hizmete Açıldı". DiyadinNet (in Turkish). 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2011-02-09.


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