Birecik Dam

Summary

Birecik Dam is a dam^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Birecik Dam is located in Birecik district^[3].
• Birecik Dam is located in Nizip district^[4].
• Birecik Dam is in the country of Turkey^[5].
• Birecik Dam's instance of is recorded as dam^[6].
• Birecik Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station^[7].
• Birecik is named after Birecik Dam^[8].
• Birecik Dam's Commons category is recorded as Birecik Dam^[9].
• 2000 marks the founding of Birecik Dam^[10].
• Birecik Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.05392, 'lon': 37.88986}^[11].
• Birecik Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Euphrates^[12].
• Birecik Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2500'}^[13].
• Birecik Dam sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+366'}^[14].
• Birecik Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+672'}^[15].
• Birecik Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Birecik Reservoir^[16].

Body

Geography

Birecik Dam is in the country of Turkey^[5]. Located in include Birecik district^[3], a Wikimedia duplicated page^[17], in Turkey^[18] and Nizip district^[4], a district of Turkey^[19], in Turkey^[20], founded in 1926^[21].

Physical Characteristics

Birecik Dam sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+366'}^[14]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2500'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include dam^[6] and hydroelectric power station^[7].

History and Context

2000 marks the founding of Birecik Dam^[10]. Birecik is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Birecik Dam ranks in the top 7% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]