GAP

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GAP is the commonly used abbreviation for Turkey’s Southeastern Anatolia Region, a largely rural area known for major dam and irrigation projects on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.

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Label Occurrences
GAP canonical 3
GAP Regional Development Administration 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation ⓘ
regional development project ⓘ
abbreviationLanguage Turkish ⓘ
aimsTo improve living standards ⓘ
increase agricultural productivity ⓘ
reduce regional disparities within Turkey ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
countrySubdivision Southeastern Anatolia ⓘ
fullName Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi ⓘ
geographicalScope southeastern Turkey ⓘ
hasComponent dam and irrigation projects on the Euphrates ⓘ
dam and irrigation projects on the Tigris ⓘ
includesInfrastructure dams ⓘ
hydroelectric power plants ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ
knownFor major dam projects ⓘ
major irrigation projects ⓘ
locatedIn Southeastern Anatolia Region ⓘ
mainRivers Euphrates ⓘ
Tigris ⓘ
purpose economic development ⓘ
regional development ⓘ
social development ⓘ
regionType largely rural area ⓘ
riverBasin Euphrates–Tigris river basin ⓘ
sectorFocus agriculture ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
standsFor Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi ⓘ

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