Dilimli Dam

The Dilimli Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Büyük River, located 9 km northeast of Yüksekova in Hakkari Province, Turkey. Construction on the project began in 1995 after the main contract was awarded in 1994. Development is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It was completed in late November 2014. The mayor of Dilimli opposes the dam because of its effects on nature. The primary purpose of the dam is water supply and it will divert water into a 505 m long tunnel for the irrigation of 9142 ha.