The ancient town of Hasankeyf sits on the bank of the Tigris River. The Ilısu Dam will cause the river to rise some 200 feet, submerging this modern café, the ruins of the 900-year-old bridge ...

Over a span of 10,000 years, more than 20 cultures — including the Assyrians, Byzantines and Ottomans — built this Tigris ...

Hasankeyf, which sits on the banks of the Tigris River, was declared a conservation area in 1981. It is also home to a Byzantine fortress as well as nearly 6,000 caves that surround the town and ...