[2] Historically this area was ruled by different Armenian, Byzantine, Kurdish and Turkic dynasties.

[7] The main sights in the town are the citadel, the mosque built in 1401/02 and commissioned by Pir Ali son of the Aq Qoyunlu Kutlu.

[6] The medieval Muslim tomb and bathhouse of Yazıcızadeler and the ruins of a church.

The current location of the town was moved here after a Safavid raid in the 16th century, the old site was near the citadel.

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