Ilısu Dam

Summary

Ilısu Dam is an embankment dam^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 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 is used for hydroelectricity^[9].
• Ilısu Dam's Commons category is recorded as Ilısu Dam^[10].
• 2006 marks the founding of Ilısu Dam^[11].
• Ilısu Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.5311, 'lon': 41.84931}^[12].
• Ilısu Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tigris^[13].
• Ilısu Dam's service entry is recorded as 2019^[14].
• Ilısu Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1820'}^[15].
• Ilısu Dam's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+135'}^[16].
• Ilısu Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+1200'}^[17].
• Ilısu Dam's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+2650000000'}^[18].
• Ilısu Dam's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q172872', 'amount': '+18000000000'}^[19].
• Ilısu Dam's annual energy output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2051195', 'amount': '+3800'}^[20].
• Ilısu Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Ilısu Reservoir^[21].

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Geography

Ilısu Dam is in the country of Turkey^[5]. Located in include Mardin Province^[3], a province of Turkey^[22], in Turkey^[23] and Şırnak Province^[4], a province of Turkey^[24], in Turkey^[25], founded in 1990^[26].

Physical Characteristics

Ilısu Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1820'}^[15].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

2006 marks the founding of Ilısu Dam^[11]. Ilısu is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Ilısu Dam ranks in the top 5% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]