The Cizre Dam is an under construction dam

Dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...

 on the Tigris River north of Cizre, Turkey

Cizre

Cizre is a town and district of Şırnak Province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, located at the border to Syria, just to the north-west of the Turkish-Syrian-Iraqi tripoint....

. The Cizre Dam is to be built in conjunction and downstream of the Ilisu Dam

Ilisu Dam

The Ilisu Dam is an embankment dam under construction on the Tigris River near the village of Ilisu and along the border of Mardin and Sirnak Provinces in Turkey. It is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and its purpose is hydroelectric power production, flood control and...

. The Cizre Dam is also one of the planned dams of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Project

Southeastern Anatolia Project

The Southeastern Anatolia Project is a multi-sector integrated regional development project based on the concept of sustainable development for the 9 million people living in the Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey...

 (GAP). The purpose of the Cizre Dam is irrigation, hydro-power and to control the tailwaters of the Ilisu Dam

Ilisu Dam

The Ilisu Dam is an embankment dam under construction on the Tigris River near the village of Ilisu and along the border of Mardin and Sirnak Provinces in Turkey. It is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and its purpose is hydroelectric power production, flood control and...

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A tender for the Cizre Dam was issued in May 2008 followed by construction in June. The dam is expected to be completed in 2012. The Cizre Dam will have a hydro-power capacity of 240 MW and will provide irrigation for 121,000 hectares.