Cide, also Karaağaç, is a town and district of the
Kastamonu Province
Kastamonu Province ( tr, ) is one of the provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea region to the north of the country. It is surrounded by Sinop to the east, Bartın, Karabük to the west, Çankırı to the south, Çorum to the southeast and the ...
in the
Black Sea
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region of
Turkey
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. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 23,161 of which 5,834 live in the town of Cide.
The district covers an area of ,
and the town lies at an elevation of .
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Cide was part of the
Kastamonu Vilayet of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
.
Image gallery
Image:Gideros Bay2.jpg, Gideros bay, Cide
Image:Cidede aksam tepeden.jpg, A panorama of Cide by night
Image:Eski cide evleri.jpg, Old Cide houses
Notes
References
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External links
District governor's official website
Populated places in Kastamonu Province
Fishing communities in Turkey
Populated coastal places in Turkey
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