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Batman Dam is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Batman River, north of Batman, in southeastern of Turkey. It was constructed between 1986 and 1999. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1998, at the dam, with a power output of 191.7 MW. The dam is designed to service an irrigation area of 37,744 ha (93,270 acres). The Silvan Dam is located upstream.
References
- ^ "Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). State Hydraulic Works. 2005. pp. TABLE 2–6 (PDF pgs. 118–119). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), Turkey. "General information on Batman Dam, Turkey". Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- www.un.org.tr/undp/Gap.htm - United Nations Southeast Anatolia Sustainable Human Development Program (GAP)
- www.gapturkiye.gen.tr/english/current.html Current status of GAP as of June 2000
- www.ecgd.gov.uk Data sheet
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