The Karakaya Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Euphrates River and completed in 1987. The hydroelectric dam generates power with six units of 300 MW, totalling the installed capacity to 1,800 MW.

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Karakaya Dam
Location of Karakaya Dam in Turkey
Location	Euphrates, Turkey
Coordinates	38°13′40″N 39°08′20″E
Opening date	1987
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Arch-gravity dam
Impounds	Euphrates River
Height	158 m (518 ft)
Height (foundation)	173 m (568 ft)
Length	462 m (1,516 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	9.5 km3 (7,700,000 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Turbines	6 × 300 MW
Installed capacity	1,800 MW

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The Euphrates River is an important water source for both Syria and Iraq, and both countries expressed concerns about the Karakaya Dam construction project. A treaty guaranteed a minimum water flow of 500 m³ (18,000 cu ft) through the dam.^[1]

According to Terminski (2013), the construction of the Karakaya Dam resulted in involuntary resettlement of approximately 30,000 people.^[2]

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• State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), Turkey. "General information on Karakaya Dam, Turkey". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
• "United Nations Southeast Anatolia Sustainable Human Development Program (GAP)". Archived from the original on 2 March 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
• "Current status of GAP as of June 2000". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
• "Data sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2011.