Çakırhüyük, Besni
Çakırhüyük is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.[1]
Çakırhüyük | |
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Village | |
  Çakırhüyük Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′N 37°51′E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Adıyaman Province |
| District | Besni |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The village used to be named Keysun (Armenian: Քեսուն, romanized: Kʿesun; Kaysum in Arabic and Kaisou in Greek). In the early 9th century it was the base of the rebel leader Nasr ibn Shabath al-Uqayli. Today the village contains the 12th-century Crusader Fortress of Kaysun.
References
- "Population of city, towns and villages - 2011". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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