Bayburt Dam is a dam on the
Arpacay River in
Kars Province
Kars Province ( tr, Kars ili; ku, Parêzgeha Qersê; hy, Կարսի նահանգ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. The provincial capital is the city of ...
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Turkey
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It was reportedly 95% complete at the end of 2009, and planned to be completed by 2011.
It was one of the few large infrastructure projects under construction in Kars.
It was planned to provide 10.32 cubic
hectometres of water for residents of Kars and
irrigate
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hectares
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of the
Selim Plain.
See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
References
External links
DSI
Dams in Kars Province
Dams completed in 2003
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