Büyükçekmece Dam

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Büyükçekmece Dam is a dam on the Lake Büyükçekmece in Büyükçekmece district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works, and was opened in 1988. ()

Local name: Büyükçekmece Barajı Opened: 1988 (36 years ago)Reservoir area: 16.6 mi²Coordinates: 41°1'33"N, 28°34'8"E

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Büyükçekmece Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Atirus Shopping Center, Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece, Endem TV Tower.

0.8 miE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Atirus Shopping Center
22 min walk • Atirus Shopping Center, situated in the bustling cityscape of Turkey, stands as a modern-day temple of commerce and entertainment. This expansive retail complex, with its vast array of shops, offers an eclectic mix of international and local brands, catering to the...
~1940 ftSE
Bridge
Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge
10 min walk • The Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge, also known as Büyükçekmece Bridge, is a stone arch bridge located in Büyükçekmece, 36 km west of the center of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the Bosphorus.
0.5 miSE
Mosque
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece
12 min walk • The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, also known as the Köprübaşı Mosque, is the ruin of a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. The ruin is situated in Büyükçekmece which is now a district of Istanbul, but would have been in the countryside at the time the mosque was built.
2.7 miE
Tower
Endem TV Tower
69 min walk • Endem TV Tower is a TV tower in Beylikdüzü, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built between 1998 and 2008, and has a now-closed revolving restaurant 154 m above ground, as well as an observation deck at 160 m.
3.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Büyükçekmece
79 min walk • Lake Büyükçekmece is a liman formed at the point where the river Karasudere flows into the Marmara Sea. The lake is located south of the Çatalca district, west of Istanbul, Turkey. It is used as a freshwater reservoir.