Kalaba is a town (''

belde Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish. All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the villages (and also subdistricts) are usually too small to have ...

'') in the Avanos District,

Nevşehir Province Nevşehir Province ( tr, , from the Persian compound نو شهر ''Now-shahr'' meaning "new city") is a province in central Turkey with its capital in Nevşehir. Its adjacent provinces are Kırşehir to the northwest, Aksaray to the southwest, N ...

, Turkey. Its population is 4,195 (2022).

Geography

Kalaba is located on Turkish state highway D.260. It is from Avanos and from Nevşehir.

History

Kalaba was founded in the 1800s. The former name ''Karayusuf Höyüğü'' refers to the founder of the settlement. It was then renamed Kalaba. In 1972 it was declared a seat of township.Mayor's page
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Economy

Major economic activities are agriculture and animal breeding. Main crops are cereals and sunflower. The Nevşehir Cement factory is situated to the east of Kalaba and some town residents work in the factory. Also many Kalaba residents work in West Europe as foreign worker (''Gastarbeiter'')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalaba, Nevsehir Populated places in Avanos District Town municipalities in Turkey