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Atatürk Dam |
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Atatürk DamDam on the River Euphrates, in the province of Gaziantep, southern Turkey, completed in 1989. The lake, 550 km/340 mi southeast of Ankara, covers 815 sq km/315 sq mi (when full, it holds four times the annual flow of the Euphrates). In 1990 it was filled for the first time, submerging 25 villages, all of whose 55,000 inhabitants were relocated. It is the world's fifth largest dam, and is part of the Great Anatolia Project (GAP), which is designed to harness the power of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and provide irrigation water. The impact of the dam on river flow has caused tension with Iraq and Syria. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The linchpin of the project is the Ataturk Dam and the Sanliurfa Tunnel Systems. Shortly after the team arrives, Kurdish terrorists in Syria sneak over the border into Turkey and blow up the Ataturk Dam, killing hundreds and bringing the region to the brink of war. The bilateral relationship between Syria and Turkey deteriorated further with the completion of the Ataturk Dam in 1990, which is the part of the greater Turkish Southeastern Anatolia 'GAP' project (Guneydogu Anadolu Projesi). |
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