Besni

Besni
Municipality
Besni is located in Turkey
Besni
Besni
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°41′39″N 37°51′41″E / 37.69417°N 37.86139°E / 37.69417; 37.86139
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAdıyaman
DistrictBesni
Government
 • MayorEyyüp Mehmet Emre (AKP)
Elevation
1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
37,323
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
02300
Websitewww.besni.bel.tr

Besni (Kurdish: Bêsnî)[2] is a town of Adıyaman Province of Turkey, 44 km west of the city of Adıyaman. It is the seat of Besni District.[3] Its population is 37,323 (2021).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 56.
  3. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.