Map of Besni, Turkey
Besni is a city in Adıyaman Province, Turkey, with a population of about 41,892. It lies at 37.6928°N, 37.8611°E. Besni is about 499 km (310 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Adıyaman, 37 km to the east.
Besni at a glance
Country
Region
Adıyaman Province
Population
41,892GeoNames
Coordinates
37.6928, 37.861137°41′34″N 37°51′40″E
Time zone
Europe/IstanbulUTC+03:00
Local time
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Distance to Ankara
499 km (310 mi)
Where is Besni?
- The 3rd largest city in Adıyaman Province on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 33 min on the shortest day to 14 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Besni
- Adıyaman — 37 km east
- Kâhta — 68 km east
- Birecik — 75 km south
- Nizip — 76 km south
- Elbistan — 81 km northwest
- Gaziantep — 82 km southwest
- Kahramanmaraş — 83 km west
- Malatya — 83 km northeast
- Suruç — 94 km southeast
- ‘Ayn al ‘Arab — 99 km southeast, Syria
Largest cities in Adıyaman Province
Largest cities in Turkey
- Istanbul — 15,701,602
- Ankara — 3,517,182
- Bursa — 3,101,833
- İzmir — 2,938,292
- Gaziantep — 2,222,415
- Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
- Adana — 1,816,750
- Kayseri — 1,452,458
- Konya — 1,433,861
- Antalya — 1,335,002
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.