Turkey
Adıyaman Province
Besni District

Fortress of Kaysun

The Fortress of Kaysun is located near the village of , which used to be named Keysun, in the of rural southeastern .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Çakırhüyük and Kesmetepe.

Village
is a town and municipality in the , , . Its population is 2,210. The settlements of Abımıstık, Boybeypınarı, Köprübaşı, Levzin and are attached to the town.

Village
is a town and municipality in the , , . Its population is 1,582. The settlements of Çakmak and İncekoz are attached to the village. Çakmak is populated by Kurds of the Reşwan tribe.

Village
is a village in the , , . Its population is 299. is situated 4½ km northwest of Fortress of Kaysun.

Fortress of Kaysun

Latitude
37.56131° or 37° 33′ 41″ north
Longitude
37.85603° or 37° 51′ 22″ east
Open location code
8G9VHV64+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1063600663
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­mound
Wiki­data ID
Q3814092
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Fortress of Kaysun” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Քեսունի բերդ”
  • Dutch: “Fortress of Kaysun”
  • Italian: “Beysun”
  • Italian: “Geysun”
  • Italian: “Kaysun”
  • Japanese: “カイスン砦”
  • Persian: “قلعه کیسوم”
  • Slovenian: “Kejsun”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Kaysun”
  • Turkish: “Keysun Kalesi”

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