Samsat District

Samsat District is a district of of Turkey. Its seat is the town . Its area is 319 km2, and its population is 7,313. The district was established in 1960.
  • Type: district of Turkey with 9,180 residents
  • Description: district of Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: Samsat district” and “Samsat Ilcesi

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samsat and Yarımbağ.

Town
, formerly Samosata is a small town in the of , situated on the upper river. It is the seat of District.

Village
is a village in the Samsat District of in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Bêzikan tribe and had a population of 353 in 2021. The hamlet of İnceali is attached to the village.

Village
is a village in the Samsat District of in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Bêzikan tribe and had a population of 424 in 2021. The hamlet of Ağaköy is attached to .

Samsat District

Latitude
37.5857° or 37° 35′ 8″ north
Longitude
38.4895° or 38° 29′ 22″ east
Population
9,180
Elevation
592 metres (1,942 feet)
Open location code
8G9WHFPQ+7Q
Geo­Names ID
8631678
Wiki­data ID
Q2797741
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Samsat District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: صمصاد
  • Arabic: مديرية صمصاد
  • Asturian: Samsat (distritu)
  • Asturian: Samsat
  • Dutch: Samsat
  • Ido: Distrikto Samsat
  • Italian: Distretto di Samsat
  • Turkish: Samsat (ilçe)
  • Turkish: Samsat İlçesi
  • Samsat ilçesi

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