Çakırhüyük is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.[1]
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![]() ![]() Çakırhüyük Location in Turkey | |
Coordinates: 37°34′N 37°51′E | |
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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.
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