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Zernek Dam is a rock-fill
embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface ...
on the
Hoşap River The Hoşap River or Güzelsu River () is a river in the Van Province of Turkey. Its catchment area approximately coincides with the Gürpınar District. Geography From its source in the İspiriz Mountains near Başkale on the southeast borders of ...
, located near the village
Zernek Zernek (formerly: ''Hamurkesen'', ''Zernak'' or ''Zerinak'') is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Gürpınar, Van Province, Turkey. Its population is 122 (2022). The village became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th centur ...
, southeast of
Van A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or ...
in
Van Province Van Province (, , Armenian: Վանի մարզ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. Its area is 20,921 km2, and its population is 1,128,749 (2022). ...
,
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It was built between 1980 and 1988 and has an installed capacity of 5 MW.


See also

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List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region, western part of Turkey. * Adıgüzel Dam, Denizli * Afşar Dam, Manisa * Akdeğirmen Dam, Afyonkarahisar * Akgedik Dam, Muğla * ...


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Dams in Van Province Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey Rock-filled dams Dams completed in 1998 {{Turkey-powerstation-stub