The largest dam in Iraq is the Mosul Dam. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has started filling a huge hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river, a lawmaker and activists said, despite protests that it will displace thousands of people and risks creating water shortages downstream in Iraq. Baghdad, Iraq’s capital, is built on the banks of the Tigris. Pages in category "Dams on the Tigris River" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. Articles pertaining to dams in operation, under construction or planning on the Tigris River in the Middle Eastern countries of Turkey, Syria and Iraq. The Tigris River winds through Hasankeyf; the town and its archaeological treasures will be flooded when a new dam is built. Photograph by John Wreford, Demotix/Corbis The Nexus of Energy and Culture Its waters are used to irrigate the semi-desert ares of Turkey and Iraq which are next to the Tigris River valley. The river is heavily dammed. It comprises the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which follow roughly parallel courses through the heart of the Middle East. * Dam will provide electricity in Turkey's southeast By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Turkey has started filling a huge hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river, a lawmaker and activists said, despite protests that it will displace thousands of people and risks creating water shortages downstream in Iraq. Citing satellite images, they said that water was starting to build up behind the Ilisu dam, a project … Tigris-Euphrates river system, great river system of southwestern Asia. Tigris River Facts. Picture taken February 20, 2020. A general view of the ancient town of Hasankeyf by the Tigris river in southeastern Turkey. ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has started filling a huge hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river, a lawmaker and activists said, despite protests that it will displace thousands of people and risks creating water shortages downstream in Iraq. Houses submerged by the rising waters of the Tigris River are seen in Hasankeyf in southeastern Batman province, Turkey, February 20, 2020. The Tigris River forms the border between Syria and Turkey. The lower portion of the region that they define, known as Mesopotamia (Greek: “Land Between the Rivers”), was one of the cradles of civilization.