Derince () is a village in the

Sason District Sason District is a district of the Batman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Sason.İl� ...

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. The village is populated by

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and had a population of 472 in 2021. The hamlets of Çakmakçı and Özlüce are attached to the village. The village was previously known as Kaghkik, Sasun or Hin Sasun ("old Sasun" in

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). It is located near the ancient fortresss of Sasun, also known in Armenian sources as Sasuntsi Davti Berd ("the fortress of

David of Sassoun David of Sassoun ( hy, Սասունցի Դավիթ ''Sasuntsi Davit also spelled David of Sasun'') is the main hero of Armenia's national epic ''Daredevils of Sassoun'', who drove Arab invaders out of Armenia. Background The ''Daredevils of ...

").

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{{Batman-geo-stub Villages in Sason District Arab settlements in Batman Province