Hasankeyf
Hasankeyf is a district of Batman.
Hasankeyf
Hasankeyf is a district of Batman.
Hasankeyf is a town located along the Tigris, in the Hasankeyf District, Batman Province, Turkey. It was declared a natural conservation area by Turkey in 1981. Despite local and international objections, the city and its archaeological sites have been flooded as part of the Ilısu Dam project. By 1 April 2020, water levels reached an elevation of 498. 2 meters, covering the whole town. The town had a population of 4,329 in 2021.
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Batman
Batman is a southeastern province of oil, rivers and the disappearing heritage of Hasankeyf. The old cave city and the new dam landscape tell a complicated story about development and preservation.
Neighbourhoods
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