Tishrin Dam

Tishrin Dam
Tishrin Dam
	View of the Tishrin Dam
	Location of Tishrin Dam in Syria
Official name	سد تشرين
Location	Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Coordinates	36°22′53″N 38°11′00″E / 36.38139°N 38.18333°E
Construction began	1991
Opening date	1999
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Euphrates
Height	40 m (131 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Tishrin Dam Reservoir
Total capacity	1.3 km3 (0.3 cu mi)
Power Station
Turbines	6
Installed capacity	630 MW

The Tishrin Dam (Arabic: سد تشرين, romanized: Sadd Tišrīn, lit. 'October Dam') is a dam on the Euphrates, located 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Aleppo in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The dam is 40 metres (130 ft) high and has 6 water turbines capable of producing 630 MW. Construction lasted between 1991 and 1999. Rescue excavations in the area that would be flooded by the dam's reservoir have provided important information on ancient settlement in the area from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) period upward.