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| '''Ilısu Dam''' is one of the 21 ]s of the ] of ]. Located on the ] it is the largest ] ] of the project. It is estimated that the dam will create a reservoir with a maximum volume of 10.4 billion m<sup>3</sup> and a surface area of 313 km<sup>2</sup> creating a power capacity of 1,200 MW and is expected to produce 3,800 GWh of power per year. | '''Ilısu Dam''' is one of the 21 ]s of the ] of ]. Located on the ] it is the largest ] ] of the project. It is estimated that the dam will create a reservoir with a maximum volume of 10.4 billion m<sup>3</sup> and a surface area of 313 km<sup>2</sup> creating a power capacity of 1,200 MW and is expected to produce 3,800 GWh of power per year. Construction started on ] 2006.<ref>, August 5, 2006, BBC News</ref> | ||
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| The completion of the Ilısu Dam would cause the flooding of the ancient city of ] a city with more than 10,000 years of history. The ] (KHRP) states that: | The completion of the Ilısu Dam would cause the flooding of the ancient city of ] a city with more than 10,000 years of history. The ] (KHRP) states that: | ||
| <blockquote>The town is of particular cultural significance to the ]: the delegation found a widespread perception that the ], 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.''<ref> on ]</ref></blockquote> | |||
| According to the KHRP, between 50 and 68 hamlets and villages will be flooded affecting approximately 25,000 local people. An additional 57 villages will have their land partially flooded. | According to the KHRP, between 50 and 68 hamlets and villages will be flooded affecting approximately 25,000 local people. An additional 57 villages will have their land partially flooded. | ||
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Ilısu Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. Located on the Tigris river it is the largest hydroelectric power plant of the project. It is estimated that the dam will create a reservoir with a maximum volume of 10.4 billion m and a surface area of 313 km creating a power capacity of 1,200 MW and is expected to produce 3,800 GWh of power per year. Construction started on August 5 2006.
Cultural Impact
The completion of the Ilısu Dam would cause the flooding of the ancient city of Hasankeyf a city with more than 10,000 years of history. The Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) states that:
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.
According to the KHRP, between 50 and 68 hamlets and villages will be flooded affecting approximately 25,000 local people. An additional 57 villages will have their land partially flooded.
Many villages have reportedly been evacuated at gunpoint by the Turkish authorities, and in many cases houses have been burnt to the ground.
See also
Notes
- Distribution of Kurdish People — GlobalSecurity.org
- Turkey begins controversial dam, August 5, 2006, BBC News
- The Ilisu Dam – A Human Rights Disaster In The Making on khrp.org
External links
- www.gap.gov.tr - Official GAP web site – English
- www.gapturkiye.gen.tr/english/current.html Current status of GAP as of june 2000
- Environmental Impact Assessment Report Introduction PDF
- Environmental Impact Assessment Report Project Background and Description PDF
- Ilısu Consortium Official Web Site
- http://www.ilisu.org.uk/ Ilısu Dam Campaign
- Ilisu Hydroelectric Project on pbs.org
- www.khrp.org/publish/p1999/IlisuReport.htm The Ilısu Dam - A Human Rights Disaster in the Making
- "Turkey dam project back to haunt Kurds", by Laura Smith-Spark - BBC News
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