Sille Dam Park, one of Turkey's largest parks, attracts
thousands of people who want to escape the daily stresses of life and breathe
in the clean air of Sille while spending quality time with their families.
The dam park, which brings Konya residents together with
water and has become the city's new attraction, features various recreational
areas such as a scout camp center, boat cruising area, kite hill, tea garden,
restaurant, mosque, pier, wooden walking paths, grassy amphitheater, children's
play areas, and sports facilities.
The Sille Dam is a dam built between 1953 and 1960 on the
Sille Creek for irrigation and flood control purposes. It is a rock-fill dam
with a regional volume of 320,000 m3 and a height of 39 meters above the
riverbed. At the normal water level, the reservoir has a volume of 3.10 million
cubic meters and a surface area of 0.20 square kilometers. It serves an
irrigation area covering 260 hectares.
Sille Dam Park is one of the largest parks in Turkey,
covering an area of 1,985,000 square meters. Within the park, you'll find the
Sille Himmet Ölçmen Dam, which has a surface area of 221,000 square meters and
a maximum capacity of 2,500,000 cubic meters when full.
Around the dam, there are picnic areas, walking trails,
children's playgrounds, and climbing courses. The park also features camping
areas intended for students and scouts, and visitors can enjoy boat rides on
the lake within the park.