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Akviran Kilcik Destination Guide

Discover Akviran Kilcik in Turkey

Akviran Kilcik in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town located in Turkey - some 355 mi or ( 571 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Akviran Kilcik is now 07:44 PM (Saturday) . 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: Aleppo, Damascus, Al Bab, Beirut, and Avlak. When in this area, you might want to check out Aleppo . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Akviran Kilcik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Atatürk Dam

The Atatürk Dam, originally the Karababa Dam, is a zoned rock-fill dam with a central core on the Euphrates River on the border of Adıyaman Province and Şanlıurfa Province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Built both to generate electricity and to irrigate the plains in the region, it was renamed in honour of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), the founder of the Turkish Republic. The construction began in 1983 and was completed in 1990.

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Located at 37.48 38.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Dam controversies, Dams completed in 1992, Dams in Adıyaman Province, Dams in Şanlıurfa Province, Euphrates, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey, Irrigation in Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Southeastern Anatolia Project, Syria–Turkey relations, Water and politics