Dim Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Dim River located 12 km (7 mi) east of Alanya

Alanya

Alanya , formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a component district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, from the city of Antalya. On the southern coast of Turkey, the district has an area of 1,598.51 km2 and 248,286 inhabitants...

 in Antalya Province

Antalya Province

Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea.Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. The province of Antalya corresponds to the lands of...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. Constructed between 1996 and 2007, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works

State Hydraulic Works (Turkey)

The State Hydraulic Works is a state agency organized under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey responsible for the utilization of country's all water resources...

. The primary purpose of the dam is water supply and it provides water for the irrigation of 5312 ha (13,126 acre). Additionally, the dam supplies a 38 MW hydroelectric power plant with water.