Ilısu Dam

dam in Turkey
Place embankment_dam Q1659316
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Ilısu Dam

Summary

Ilısu Dam is an embankment dam[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ilısu Dam is located in Mardin Province[3].
  • Ilısu Dam is located in Şırnak Province[4].
  • Ilısu Dam is in the country of Turkey[5].
  • Ilısu Dam's instance of is recorded as embankment dam[6].
  • Ilısu Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[7].
  • Ilısu is named after Ilısu Dam[8].
  • Ilısu Dam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315140052[9].
  • Ilısu Dam's locator map image is recorded as Ilısu dam map.png[10].
  • Ilısu Dam's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh00009996[11].
  • Ilısu Dam's has use is recorded as hydroelectricity[12].
  • Ilısu Dam's Commons category is recorded as Ilısu Dam[13].
  • +2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ilısu Dam[14].
  • Ilısu Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.5311, 'lon': 41.84931}[15].
  • Ilısu Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0800mp[16].
  • Ilısu Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tigris[17].
  • Ilısu Dam's service entry is recorded as +2019-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Ilısu Dam's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000638841[19].
  • Ilısu Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1820'}[20].
  • Ilısu Dam's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+135'}[21].
  • Ilısu Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+1200'}[22].
  • Ilısu Dam's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+2650000000'}[23].
  • Ilısu Dam's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q172872', 'amount': '+18000000000'}[24].
  • Ilısu Dam's FAST ID is recorded as 1293460[25].
  • Ilısu Dam's National Library of Wales Authority ID is recorded as ilisu-dam-turkey-2[26].
  • Ilısu Dam's annual energy output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2051195', 'amount': '+3800'}[27].

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Geography

Ilısu Dam is in the country of Turkey[5]. Located in include Mardin Province[3], a province of Turkey[28], in Turkey[29] and Şırnak Province[4], a province of Turkey[30], in Turkey[31], founded in 1990[32].

Physical Characteristics

Ilısu Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1820'}[20].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ilısu Dam[14]. Ilısu is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Ilısu Dam ranks in the top 5% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved . publications.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved . publications.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved . publications.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . en.qantara.de. Retrieved . en.qantara.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . en.qantara.de. Retrieved . en.qantara.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved . publications.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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