WATEWATER WORKSR WORKS FROM FROM FOUR FOUR THOUSAND YEARSTHOUSAND YEARS
IN TURKEY IN TURKEY
ALACATI ATATURK ILKOGRETIM OKULUALACATI ATATURK ILKOGRETIM OKULU
İzmir, Turkeyİzmir, Turkey
HITTITE PERIOD (II.millenium BC)
Karakuyu dam in Uzunyayla, H= 8 m
Gölpınar dam near Alacahöyük, L= 110 m
Hattuşaş springs
Keşiş dam near Vanh= 7 m
Şamram canal near VanL= 56 km
URARTU PERIOD (8.-7.cent.BC)
Şamram canal supporting walls
HELLENISTIC-ROMAN-BYZANTINE PERIODS(I.Millenium BC- I.Millenium AD)
Bozdoğan L=970 m
Pergamon creek h = 7.5 m; w= 9.0 m; L= 200 m
Çevlik tunnel(1.-2.cent.AD)
h & w = 6-7 m
SELJUKIDE PERIOD (11.-14.cent.AD)
Water-mill canal through Haburman bridge at Çermik
Faruk dam near Van h= 12 m
OTTOMAN PERIOD (14. – early 20.cent.)
Beyşehir (1908)
Mağlova (1560’s) H=35 m
Topuzlu (1750, 1786) H= 16 m
Çubuk I, 1936, h= 58 m Karakaya, 1987, h= 172 m
Atatürk, 1992, N=2400 MW
ŞanlıurfaD=7,6 mL=26 km
REPUBLIC of TURKEYREPUBLIC of TURKEY(1923 (1923 – 2009– 2009 ) )
For more information:
• attend the side-event “Water bridging civilizations of four millenia in Turkey” at 11:00 - 13:00 hours on Thursday 19.03.2009;
• attend the sessions of the Topic 6.5 on Friday – Saturday 20-21.03.2009.
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