Söyüdlü, Gadabay
Söyüdlü | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Söyüdlü | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′48″N 45°50′15″E / 40.59667°N 45.83750°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Gadabay |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,372 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Söyüdlü (also, Segyutlyu, Sëyudlyu, Sogyutlu, and Sogyutlyu) is a village and municipality in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,372.
The nearby Gadabay gold mine, in use since 2012, is operated by the British company Anglo Asian Mining. A six million cubic metre tailings pond for the mine, containing arsenic and cyanide, was placed a few hundred metres from Söyüdlü. Residents of the village have said that the toxic waste is poisoning them and their crops. Following protests of the planned installation of a second tailings pond in June 2023, the operation of the mine was temporarily suspended.[1][2]
References
- ^ Bainier, Corentin (3 February 2024). "In Azerbaijan, UK-based gold mine accused of pollution". France 24.
- ^ Isayev, Heydar (20 July 2023). "Azerbaijan temporarily closes gold mine run by UK-registered company". Eurasianet.