Derince, Sason

Derince
Derince is located in Turkey
Derince
Derince
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°26′53″N 41°28′16″E / 38.448°N 41.471°E / 38.448; 41.471
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBatman
DistrictSason
Population
 (2021)
472
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Derince (Armenian: Քաղքիկ, romanizedKʻaghkʻik) is a village in the Sason District, Batman Province, Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Arabs and had a population of 472 in 2021.[2] The hamlets of Çakmakçı and Özlüce are attached to the village.[1]

The village was previously known as Kaghkik, Sasun or Hin Sasun ("old Sasun" in Armenian).[3] It is located near the ancient fortress of Sasun, also known in Armenian sources as Sasuntsi Davti Berd ("the fortress of David of Sassoun").[4]

  1. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Tigran (2021). "Sassoun: Population Statistics per Village". Houshamadyan e. V.: 15.
  4. ^ 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.