Söyüdlü, Gadabay Explained

Söyüdlü
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:Rayon
Subdivision Name1:Gadabay
Population Total:2372
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.5967°N 45.8375°W

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bainier . Corentin . In Azerbaijan, UK-based gold mine accused of pollution . France 24 . 3 February 2024 . en.
  2. News: Isayev . Heydar . Azerbaijan temporarily closes gold mine run by UK-registered company . Eurasianet . 20 July 2023.