| Kayacık Dam | |
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| Location | Gaziantep Province, Turkey |
| Construction began | 1993 |
| Opening date | 2005 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 45 metres (148 ft) |
| Volume | 1,853,000 m3 (65,400,000 cu ft) |
| Impounds | Ayfinar Deresi |
| Reservoir | |
| Capacity | 0.117 km3 (0.028 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
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Kayacık Dam
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The Kayacık Dam impounds the Ayfinar Deresi, one of the two streams that join south of Gaziantep to form the Sajur River. It is located in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The dam was constructed between 1993 and 2005 as part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (Turkish: Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi, or GAP). It is 45 metres (148 ft) high and has a volume of 1,853,000 cubic metres (65,400,000 cu ft). The reservoir created by the Kayacık Dam has a surface area of 11 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi) and a volume of 0.117 cubic kilometres (0.028 cu mi) and is used to irrigate an area of 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi).[1][2]