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The Murat River is the major source of the Euphrates
Euphrates

The Euphrates is the western of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia which flows from Anatolia....
. It was also called Arsanias in antiquity. The river originates near Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat is the tallest peak in east Turkey. This snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone is located in the Igdir Province, near the northeast corner of Turkey, west of the Iranian and south of the Armenian border....
 north of Lake Van
Lake Van

Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. It is a salt lakes and soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains....
, in eastern Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, and flows westward for through mountains and unites with the Karasu Çayi to form the Upper Euphrates
Euphrates

The Euphrates is the western of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia which flows from Anatolia....
 near Malatya
Malatya

Malatya is the capital List of cities in Turkey of the Malatya Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey of Turkey....
.

Turkey's largest dam, the Keban Dam
Keban Dam

The Keban Dam, located in the Elazig Province of Turkey, was the first of the large-scale dams to be built on the Euphrates River. It was built and is being operated by the State Hydraulic Works ....
, was completed in 1974 and is designed to provide electrical power.








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The Murat River is the major source of the Euphrates
Euphrates

The Euphrates is the western of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia which flows from Anatolia....
. It was also called Arsanias in antiquity. The river originates near Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat is the tallest peak in east Turkey. This snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone is located in the Igdir Province, near the northeast corner of Turkey, west of the Iranian and south of the Armenian border....
 north of Lake Van
Lake Van

Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. It is a salt lakes and soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains....
, in eastern Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, and flows westward for through mountains and unites with the Karasu Çayi to form the Upper Euphrates
Euphrates

The Euphrates is the western of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia which flows from Anatolia....
 near Malatya
Malatya

Malatya is the capital List of cities in Turkey of the Malatya Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey of Turkey....
.

Turkey's largest dam, the Keban Dam
Keban Dam

The Keban Dam, located in the Elazig Province of Turkey, was the first of the large-scale dams to be built on the Euphrates River. It was built and is being operated by the State Hydraulic Works ....
, was completed in 1974 and is designed to provide electrical power.

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