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Discover Birsen in Turkey

Birsen in the region of Diyarbakır is a town located in Turkey - some 398 mi or ( 641 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Birsen is now 09:35 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Karsibaglar, Yukari Dosemeler, and Yakacik. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Birsen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kralkızı Dam

Kralkızı Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey in Batman. The hydroelectric power plant has a total installed power capacity of 90 MW. These facilities are located on the Maden Stream, one of the important tributaries of the Tigris River, at a distance of 81 kilometres to Diyarbakır and 6 kilometres to the township of Dicle.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.35 40.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Dams in Diyarbakır Province, Southeastern Anatolia Project

Dicle Dam

Dicle Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. These facilities are located within the provincial territory of Diyarbakır, at a distance of 50 kilometres to Diyarbakır city centre. More specifically, the Dam and the Hydoelectric power plant are located at a distance of 800 metres from the point of junction of the streams of Maden Stream and Dibni to form the Tigris, and 22 kilometres downstream of the Kralkızı Dam.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.35 40.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dams in Diyarbakır Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey, Southeastern Anatolia Project

Devegeçidi Dam

Devegeçidi Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, Diyarbakır. It is near Diyarbakır on a branch of the Tigris river. It was constructed for irrigation purposes between 1965 and 1972.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.06 39.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır, Dams completed in 1972, Dams in Diyarbakır Province, Southeastern Anatolia Project