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Historical Turkish bath in southeast Turkey moved up
Haber Merkezi 11:56 August 08, 2018 AA, Yeni Şafak
A 13th-century Turkish bath, or hammam, is being relocated to a new site to save it from flooding when a new dam opens in Turkey's southeastern Batman province. A 256-wheeler flatbed truck moved the 1,500-ton ancient Artuqid-era bath for six hours, starting at dawn, to a cultural park in the town of Hasankeyf in the Batman province. The bath was carried to some 3 kilometers away from its original spot. Hasankeyf was declared a conservation area in 1981. There are nearly 6,000 caves around the town that contain the remnants of Christian and Muslim worship, as well as a Byzantine fortress.