Hasankeyf

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.

Key facts

Turkey place.type: Municipality
Turkey place.name: Hasankeyf
Turkey place.province: Batman
Turkey place.district: Hasankeyf
Turkey place.image_skyline: Hasankeyf Castle.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: View of the town from Hasankeyf Castle in 2010
Turkey place.population_total: 4329
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2021
Turkey place.leader_party: AKP
Turkey place.leader_title: Mayor
Turkey place.leader_name: Hamit Tutuş
Turkey place.established_date: 18th century BC?

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hasankeyf
Population: 6724
Area: 530
Official website: www.hasankeyf.gov.tr
Image: Panoramic View of Hasankeyf.jpg
Licence plate code: 72

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Commons category: Hasankeyf
postal code: 72000
urban population: 4329
native label: Hasankeyf
rural population: 3167
P8168: Sant Llorenç prop Bagà
name in kana: ハサンケイフ

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Contents

Toponymy
History
Middle Bronze Age (Ilānṣurā?)
Late Bronze Age
Roman and Byzantine empires
Muslim conquest
Artuqid period (1102–1232)
Ayyubids and Mongols (1232–1462)
Aq Qoyunlu period (1462–1501)
Safavid Empire (1504–1514/1517)
Ottoman Empire and Turkish Republic
Demographics
Archeological sites
Ilısu Dam impact
Climate
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

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 498.2m, covering the whole town.