That
the way of the kings of the east be prepared
by George Whitten
Revelation 16:12
"¶ And the sixth angel poured out his vial
upon the great river Euphrates; and the water
thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings
of the east might be prepared."
Turkey in the recent years has been constructing
a dam project called Southeastern Anatolia
Project (GAP). This project once fully
operational, the GAP project will have 21 dams,
17 hydro-electric plants and a network of tunnels
and canals to irrigate 14.2 million acres of
land, producing an annual $6 billion of food
surplus. GAP is expected to increase by five the
per capita income in the region.
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The largest
and newest reservoir was created by
construction of the Ataturk Dam. This dam
was named for Kemal Ataturk, the Turkish
leader who enjoyed tremendous success
ruling and helping modernize Turkey
during the first half of the 20th
century. These dams were constructed to
(1) help with flood control, (2) provide
water for irrigation, and-probably most
importantly, (3) provide hydroelectric
power to this region of Turkey. |
Turkey has a
history of strong earthquakes that could
potentially destroy Ataturk dam. The
Turks claim the dam was designed to
withstand quakes of up to eight on
the Richter scale.
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The Ataturk Dam is
the largest structure ever built in Turkey for
irrigation and hydropower generation. It is
located on the Euphrates river and constitutes
the key unit in the Southeastern Anatolia Project
(GAP).
The Ataturk Dam ranks the ninth-largest
rockfilled dam in the world. The newest
project under way that the Turkey government has
started is the Birecik dam. On November 18,
1996, Prime Minister Tansu Ciller signed a
major financing agreement for the construction of
what will be the fourth largest dam and
hydro-electric power station on the Euphrates
River. At the time this agreement was signed it
was said that it would be expected to be
completed in 66 months. The plant will be built
near the southeastern city of Sanliurfa.
With the recent developments in Turkey over the
dams being constructed on the Euphrates river,
Syria and Iraq have stepped up political pressure
over Water rights in the region. Turkey
has the ability to shut down the Euphrates river
and completely stop the flow of the Euphrates
River. These recent developments
coincide with the prophecy in Revelation 16:12
"¶ And the sixth angel poured out his vial
upon the great river Euphrates; and the water
thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings
of the east might be prepared."
Look your heads high for the our redemption draws
closer with each passing day
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