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The city's historical treasures will be inundated if construction of the [[Ilısu Dam]] — a part of the [[GAP project]] — is completed. These include ornate [[mosque]]s, [[Islam]]ic [[tomb]]s and cave [[church]]es. The archaelogical and religious significance can hardly be measured; the city's history spans nine civilizations and warrants designation as a world heritage site by [[UNESCO]], according to the [[Kurdish Human Rights Project]] |
The city's historical treasures will be inundated if construction of the [[Ilısu Dam]] — a part of the [[GAP project]] — is completed. These include ornate [[mosque]]s, [[Islam]]ic [[tomb]]s and cave [[church]]es. The archaelogical and religious significance can hardly be measured; the city's history spans nine civilizations and warrants designation as a world heritage site by [[UNESCO]], according to the [[Kurdish Human Rights Project]] |
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: ''The town is of particular cultural significance to the [[Kurdish people]]: the delegation found a widespread perception that the GAP project, and Ilısu in particular, is motivated primarily by a desire to destroy the Kurds as an ethnic group by destroying their most important cultural sites.'' [http://www.khrp.org/publish/p1999/99G.htm]. |
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* [http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/hasankeyf Extensive picture series] |
* [http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/hasankeyf Extensive picture series] |
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* [http://www.sonbaski.com/hasankeyfim.htm photos of Hasankeyf] |
* [http://www.sonbaski.com/hasankeyfim.htm photos of Hasankeyf] |
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Revision as of 14:05, 8 January 2006
Hasankeyf is a city in Southeatern Anatolia, Turkey located along the Dicle River. It is an ancient city, with roots going back 10,000 years. It was declared a natural conservation area by Turkey in 1981 [1].
The city's historical treasures will be inundated if construction of the Ilısu Dam — a part of the GAP project — is completed. These include ornate mosques, Islamic tombs and cave churches. The archaelogical and religious significance can hardly be measured; the city's history spans nine civilizations and warrants designation as a world heritage site by UNESCO, according to the Kurdish Human Rights Project
- The town is of particular cultural significance to the Kurdish people: the delegation found a widespread perception that the GAP project, and Ilısu in particular, is motivated primarily by a desire to destroy the Kurds as an ethnic group by destroying their most important cultural sites. [2].
See also
External links
- Turkish Ministry of Culture
- Hasankeyf, a City Doomed to Disappear...
- The Ilısu Dam — A Human Rights Disaster In The Making (Kurdish Human Rights Project)
- Extensive picture series
- photos of Hasankeyf
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