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Borçka Dam

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Facts

9 properties

Identity

Instance of
dam, hydroelectric power station[3]
Inception
1999[4]

Location

Country
Turkey[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 41.350°, 41.687°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Artvin Province[1]
Located in/on physical feature
Çoruh River[5]

Population and size

Elevation above sea level
+249[7]
Length
+728[6]
More facts +1
Nominal power output
+300[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Borçka Barajı en Borçka Dam cs Borçkská přehradní nádrž de Borçka-Talsperre fr barrage de Borçka it diga di Borçka tr Borçka Barajı ve Hidroelektrik Santrali uk ГЕС Borçka
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Borçka dam, view from the road. Province of Arrtvin, Turkey.JPG ↗
Freebase ID
/m/09k4jgw
GNS Unique Feature ID
13503061
GeoNames ID
10997301
Global Energy Monitor Wiki ID
Borçka_hydroelectric_plant
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11gy79gjd6
Power plant operating licence (Turkey)
EÜ/1120-22/810
📚 Sources · 1
  • GeoNames as of 2026-09-26 · 1 statement · CC BY 4.0 CC BY 4.0 — attribution: GeoNames (www.geonames.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Values as shipped.

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Located in time zoneP421
Europe/Istanbul 2026-09-26 S/DAM · TR GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) as of 2026-09-26
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Source
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Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Credit
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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
dam, hydroelectric power station
Country 1
Turkey
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Artvin Province
Located in/on physical feature 1
Çoruh River
← FactGrid item ID 1
Hughes
← Impounded by 1
Çoruh River
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  1. [2] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [1] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. 13w ago · Sadads · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Artvin Province
    Elevation above sea level → 249 metre
    Nominal power output → 300 megawatt
    Inception → 1999
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Global Energy Monitor Wiki ID: Borçka_hydroelectric_plant, batch #264283"
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