Official name Cizre Baraji Status Proposed Impounds Tigris River Catchment area 38,295 km² Owner State Hydraulic Works | Purpose Power, irrigation Type of dam Embankment, earth-fill Height 46 m Surface area 21 km² Impound Tigris | |
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Location Cizre, Şırnak Province, Turkey People also search for Burç Bendi Dam, Devecikonağı Dam | ||
The Cizre Dam is a proposed dam on the Tigris River north of Cizre, Turkey. The Cizre Dam is to be built in conjunction and downstream of the Ilisu Dam. The Cizre Dam is also one of the planned dams of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP). The purpose of the Cizre Dam is irrigation, hydro-power and to control the tailwaters of the Ilisu Dam.
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A tender for the Cizre Dam was unsuccessfully issued in May 2008 but another issue on 15 May 2014 left Zorlu Energy as the winning bidder. The Cizre Dam will have a hydro-power capacity of 240 MW and will provide irrigation for 121,000 hectares.
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