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Zernek Dam

Van Province, Turkey

The 3462nd largest power station in the world

5 MW · Capacity

Zernek Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Hoşap River, located near the village Zernek, 28 km (17 mi) southeast of Van in Van Province, Turkey. It was built between 1980 and 1988 and has an installed capacity of 5 MW.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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