Samsat

Also known as Samsat, Turkey

Samsat (, Ottoman Turkish صمصاد Semisat), formerly Samosata () is a small town in the Adıyaman Province of Turkey, situated on the upper Euphrates river. It is the seat of Samsat District. The town is populated by Kurds of the Bêzikan tribe.

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Turkey place.type: municipality
Turkey place.name: Samsat
Turkey place.image_skyline: File:Samsat Turkey.jpg
Turkey place.province: Adıyaman
Turkey place.district: Samsat
Turkey place.leader_party: AKP
Turkey place.leader_name: Halil Fırat
Turkey place.elevation_m: 610
Turkey place.population_total: 3790
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.established_date: 12th c. BC

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Halil Fırat from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected mayor in the local elections in March 2019. The current Kaymakam is Halid Yıldız.