Derince, Sason
Derince (Armenian: Քաղքիկ, romanized: Kʻaghkʻik) is a village in the Sason District, Batman Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Arabs and had a population of 472 in 2021. The hamlets of Çakmakçı and Özlüce are attached to the village.
The village was previously known as Kaghkik, Sasun or Hin Sasun ("old Sasun" in Armenian). It is located near the ancient fortress of Sasun, also known in Armenian sources as Sasuntsi Davti Berd ("the fortress of David of Sassoun").
References
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Martirosyan, Tigran (2021). "Sassoun: Population Statistics per Village". Houshamadyan e. V.: 15.
- ^ Hakobyan, T. Kh.; Melik-Bakhshyan, St. T.; Barseghyan, H. Kh. (2001). "Kʻaghkʻik". Hayastani ev harakitsʻ shrjanneri teghanunneri baṛaran [Dictionary of toponymy of Armenia and adjacent territories] (in Armenian). Vol. 5. Yerevan State University. p. 294.
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