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Kircagöl Baraji |
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Water Construction |
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Altitude:
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2150 m |
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Bitlis |
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District:
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Adilcevaz |
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Village:
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Harmantepe |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Middle Iron Age |
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| It is situated 5 km north of Adilcevaz, west of the Van Lake. Three walls were built one after another within a narrow and rocky channel to the south of the lake, which is average in size. This way a dam wall was built approximately 17 m in width. The reason for building such a wide dam wall is that the dam was situated on a seismic belt, therefore it had to be earthquake resistant. The Kircagöl Dam was built during the reign of Rusa II. |
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