Every day, hundreds of people gather on the edge of the Tigris River in southeast Turkey. They stand and watch as a 12,000-year-old town slowly disappears. Rising water levels from the Ilisu Dam are flooding the ancient town of Hasankeyf. Turkish government officials approved plans for the dam in 1997. It was built to produce electricity for the area. But the effects of the flooding will force out nearly 80,000 people from 199 villages. Even officials in neighboring Iraq are worried. They fear what the project will do to water supplies from the Tigris. After years of delays, the dam started filling last July. Water levels in and around Hasankeyf have already risen about 15 meters. The levels continue to rise by around 15 centimeters a day.
Title: History is Disappearing Along the Tigris River
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='History is Disappearing Along the Tigris River' data-article-id='4996'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9750'>Every day, hundreds of people gather on the edge of the Tigris River in southeast Turkey.</span> <span data-start-time='9750' data-end-time='18979'>They stand and watch as a 12,000-year-old town slowly disappears.</span> <span data-start-time='18979' data-end-time='28438'>Rising water levels from the Ilisu Dam are flooding the ancient town of Hasankeyf.</span> <span data-start-time='28438' data-end-time='35521'>Turkish government officials approved plans for the dam in 1997.</span> <span data-start-time='35521' data-end-time='40417'>It was built to produce electricity for the area.</span> <span data-start-time='40417' data-end-time='50625'>But the effects of the flooding will force out nearly 80,000 people from 199 villages.</span> <span data-start-time='50625' data-end-time='54896'>Even officials in neighboring Iraq are worried.</span> <span data-start-time='54896' data-end-time='61208'> They fear what the project will do to water supplies from the Tigris.</span> <span data-start-time='61208' data-end-time='68167'>After years of delays, the dam started filling last July.</span> <span data-start-time='68167' data-end-time='77083'>Water levels in and around Hasankeyf have already risen about 15 meters.</span> <span data-start-time='77083' data-end-time='83688'> The levels continue to rise by around 15 centimeters a day.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/A.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15760 data-hint-location='18979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/what_is_the_name_of_a_structure_constructed_to_hold_back_water_.wav'>What is the name of a structure constructed to hold back water? </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Dam'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/dam.wav'><span>Dam</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/bridge.wav'><span>Bridge</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/parking_lot.wav'><span>Parking Lot</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/berm.wav'><span>Berm</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15761 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/what_famous_river_was_the_topic_of_this_article.wav'>What famous river was the topic of this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Tigris River '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/tigris_river_.wav'><span>Tigris River </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/nile_river.wav'><span>Nile River</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/mississippi_river.wav'><span>Mississippi River</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/congo_river.wav'><span>Congo River</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15762 data-hint-location='35521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/the_dam_was_built_to__blank_.wav'>The dam was built to <span class='blank'>produce electricity</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='produce electricity'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/produce_electricity.wav'><span>produce electricity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/produce_crops.wav'><span>produce crops</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/reduce_the_population.wav'><span>reduce the population</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4465/create_a_swimming_hole.wav'><span>create a swimming hole</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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