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Turkey: Dam to flood ancient town

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August 22, 2019

Residents of the ancient town of Hasankeyf are being resettled due to construction of Turkey's Ilisu Dam. Much of the settlement on the River Tigris could soon be underwater. Locals have been fighting against the dam project for years.

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