Derince, Sason
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Derince | |
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Village | |
  Derince Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°27′00″N 41°28′23″E / 38.45000°N 41.47306°ECoordinates: 38°27′00″N 41°28′23″E / 38.45000°N 41.47306°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Batman Province |
| District | Sason |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,045 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Derince (Armenian: Քաղքիկ, romanized: Kʻaghkʻik, Kurdish: Kehkik) is a village in the District of Sason, Batman Province, Turkey. As of 2011, it had a population of 1045 people.[1]
The village was previously known as Kaghkik, Sasun or Hin Sasun ("old Sasun" in Armenian).[2] It is located near the ancient fortresss of Sasun, also known in Armenian sources as Sasuntsi Davti Berd ("the fortress of David of Sassoun").[3]
References
- ^ "Population of city, towns and villages - 2011". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ 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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