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The History of Adıyaman-The history still present in our lifes

Adıyaman (Kurdish: Semsûr, TheAncient  Perre or Pordonnium,

in Ancient Greek: Πέρρη) is a city in outheastern Turkey, capital of the Adıyaman Province.

It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Turkey. The population rose from 100,045 (1990) to 202,735 (2010 census figures).

Etymology The city officially had the name Hısn-ı Mansur ("Castle of

Mansur") until the year 1926, named after the fortified castle perched on a hill around which the city grew. As this name was difficult for the locals to pronounce, people were referring the city as adı yaman, which means "its name is tough" or "(the place) whose name is tough" in Turkish In 1926, this term was adopted as the official name of the city. In present-day Turkish, the word yaman can also have a strong positive connotation, just like the English word 'terrific'.

History The area has been inhabited as far back as

it's possible to discover. Research in the cave of Palanlı 10 km north of Adıyaman show occupation in 40,000 BC and other digs in Samsat reveal continuous occupation through the stone and Bronze Ages.

History From 900BC onwards came waves of invasions from

Assyrians, Persians, and Macedonians until the Commagene kingdom was founded in 69BC. This was the civilisation that built the statues on top of nearby Mount Nemrut. The capital was in Samsat (Samosata) but the town of Adıyaman was a walled city of the Commagenes. The city walls of Adıyaman have been restored and replaced many times since.

History The Commagene kingdom lasted until the Romans

came in 72AD. Yet more campaigns and invasions followed and Adıyaman was controlled by Byzantines 395-670, Ummayads from 670 and then Abbasids758-926. Then the area returned to Byzantine control during 859-1114. The Arabs returned from 1114 to 1204 and finally came the arrival of the Turks. The Arabic name for the castle and town was Hısn-ı Mansur.

History Turks moved into the area from 1114 onwards and for

most of the 13th century was settled by the Selçuk Turks often disrupted by Mongol invasions. From 1298 to 1516 the town was under the control of theMameluks. Adıyaman was brought into the Ottoman Empire by Selim I in 1516, but local power often rested with the Dulkadiroğulları tribe of Türkmen people that settled here

CHRONOLOGYBC 40000 - BC 7000

PalaeolithicBC 7000 - BC 5000 NeolithicBC 5000 - BC 3000 ChalcolithicBC 3000 - BC 1200 The HittitesBC 1200 - BC 750 AssyriansBC 750 - BC 600 PhrygiansBC 600-BC. 334 the PersiansBC 334-BC. 69 MacedoniansBC 69-M.S.. 72 The Kingdom of

Commagene

•72-395 of the Roman Empire•395-670 Eastern Roman (Byzantine)•670-758 Umayyad•758-926 The Abbasids•926-958 Hamdaniler•The Byzantines in 958 -1114•Eyyubiler 1114 -1204•1204 -1298 Anatolian Seljuks•Mamluks in 1298 -1516•The Ottoman Empire 1516 -1923

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April - 2013