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Birecik Dam

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The Birecik Dam, one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, is located on the Euphrates River downstream of Atatürk Dam and upstream of Birecik town west of Province of Şanlıurfa in the southeastern region of Turkey. [1]

23 relations: Atatürk Dam, Şanlıurfa Province, Birecik, Build–operate–transfer, Concrete, Coyne et Bellier, Dam, Electric power, Euphrates, Euphrates Viaduct, Gravity dam, Hydroelectricity, Irrigation, Karababa Bridge, Kilowatt hour, List of power stations in Turkey, Renewable energy, Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity, Southeastern Anatolia Project, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey, Watt, Zeugma, Commagene.

Atatürk Dam

The Atatürk Dam (Atatürk Barajı), originally the Karababa Dam, is a zoned rock-fill dam with a central core on the Euphrates River on the border of Adıyaman Province and Şanlıurfa Province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

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Şanlıurfa Province

Şanlıurfa Province (Şanlıurfa ili) or simply Urfa Province is a province in southeastern Turkey.

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Birecik

Birecik (Greek and Latin: Birtha, Βίρθα; البيرة; Bêrecûg, بيره جك), also formerly known as Bir, Biré, Biradjik and during the Crusades as Bile, is a town and district of Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey, on the River Euphrates.

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Build–operate–transfer

Build–operate–transfer (BOT) or build–own–operate–transfer (BOOT) is a form of project financing, wherein a private entity receives a concession from the private or public sector to finance, design, construct, own, and operate a facility stated in the concession contract.

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Concrete

Concrete, usually Portland cement concrete, is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens over time—most frequently a lime-based cement binder, such as Portland cement, but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement.

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Coyne et Bellier

Coyne et Bellier is a global consulting and engineering firm based out of Gennevilliers, France.

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.

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Electric power

Electric power is the rate, per unit time, at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit.

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Euphrates

The Euphrates (Sumerian: Buranuna; 𒌓𒄒𒉣 Purattu; الفرات al-Furāt; ̇ܦܪܬ Pǝrāt; Եփրատ: Yeprat; פרת Perat; Fırat; Firat) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.

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Euphrates Viaduct

The Euphrates Viaduct is a motorway bridge across the Euphrates between Belkıs, Nizip, Gaziantep Province and Birecik, Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey.

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Gravity dam

A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by primarily utilizing the weight of the material alone to resist the horizontal pressure of water pushing against it.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.

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Irrigation

Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.

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Karababa Bridge

The Karababa Bridge (Karababa Köprüsü) is a road bridge between the Adıyaman and Şanlıurfa provinces crossing the Euphrates just downstream of the Atatürk Dam.

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Kilowatt hour

The kilowatt hour (symbol kWh, kW⋅h or kW h) is a unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules.

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List of power stations in Turkey

The following page lists power stations in Turkey.

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Renewable energy

Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity

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.

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Southeastern Anatolia Project

The Southeastern Anatolia Project (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 Anatolia region of Turkey.

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Southeastern Anatolia Region

The Southeastern Anatolia Region (Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey.

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Turkey

Turkey (Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.

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Zeugma, Commagene

Zeugma (Ζεῦγμα) is an ancient city of Commagene; located in modern Gaziantep Province, Turkey.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birecik_Dam

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