Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the first dam in the Peri River cascade, serving as the headwaters.

Construction began in 1998 and is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

Water from the reservoir will be diverted to an underground power station downstream via an 8.5 km (5.3 mi) long tunnel.

[2] In August 2015, suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party militants set fire to three cement trucks associated with the dam construction site.

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