Hasankeyf (, , , , from
Ḥéṣn Kayfa) is an ancient town and district located along the
Tigris River in the
Batman Province in southeastern
Turkey. It was declared a natural
conservation area by Turkey in 1981. Predominantly Armenian and Arab before, a steady and significant Kurdish immigration from surrounding villages in the last 20–30 years - combined with the effects of the Armenian and
Assyrian Genocide - has shifted the ethnic balance.
Kurdish people form the majority of the city centre today.