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Tishrin Dam
| Tishrin Dam | |
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 View of the Tishrin Dam | |
  Location of Tishrin Dam in Syria | |
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| 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 river, 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 took place 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 onward.
In November 2012, rebel fighters captured the dam from Syrian Government forces of President Bashar al-Assad during a battle of the Syrian Civil War. In September 2014, the Islamic State captured the dam from rebel forces.
In December 2015, the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces captured the dam from the Islamic State. In December 2024, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army launched an offensive against the Syrian Democratic Forces to take the dam.
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