Sağman

Sagman was populated by Kurds, Armenians, and Turks prior to the Armenian Genocide,[1] it gained some prominence as a Kurdish chiefdom in the 16th century. There are other historic sights in the nearby area. The village of Sağman has a ruined citadel with a 16th-century mosque, tomb and tekke built by the Kurdish sanjak bey Keykusrav.[2][3] Modern Sagman is a village near Pertek.

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References

  1. http://www.tuncelikulturturizm.gov.tr/TR,57313/derun-i-hisar-sagman-kalesi.html
  2. Sinclair, T.A. (1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume I. Pindar Press. pp. 77–83–84–85–102–103–158. ISBN 9780907132325.
  3. "Sagman". Among Armenian Ruins. Retrieved 2020-02-21.


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