Turkey's Ilisu Dam Threatens Ancient Town
Morgan Brinlee
March 9, 2012
Hasankeyf village. (Photo: WitR, Shutterstock)
Hasankeyf, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited settlements, has outlived the comings and goings of multiple civilizations in southeastern Turkey. The Ilisu Dam, a government project designed to revitalize the region's economy, threatens to flood the town, drowning its 10,000 year-old historical legacy in the hope of bringing future prosperity to a changing modern nation.
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