Karabük Province ( tr, Karabük ili ) is a landlocked

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in the northern part of

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(northern central

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), located about north of

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

, away from

Zonguldak Zonguldak () is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It was established in 1849 as a port town for the nearby coal mines in Ereğli and the coal trade remains its main economic activity. According to the ...

and away from

Kastamonu Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu. (Population of the urban center in 2010 is 91,012.) The ...

. In 2010 it had a population of 227,610. The main city is Karabük which is located about south of the

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coast. Karabük Province is one of the newest provinces of Turkey. Until 1995 it was a district of

, when it became an '' il'' (provincial center) in its own right. Established in 1995, it comprises Karabük, Eflani, Safranbolu and Yenice districts which were formerly part of

Zonguldak Province Zonguldak Province ( tr, ) is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. The province is 3.481 km in size and has a population of 619,703. Its adjacent provinces are Düzce to the southwest, Bolu to the south, Karabük t ...

and Eskipazar and Ovacık districts which were previously part of

Çankırı Province Çankırı Province ( tr, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey, which lies close to the capital, Ankara. The provincial capital is Çankırı. Economy Çankırı is primarily agricultural with wheat, beans, corn and tomatoes the most c ...

. Karabük is located on the highway between Bartın and

, which was in ancient times an important route between

Amasra Amasra (from Greek Amastris Ἄμαστρις, ''gen''. Ἀμάστριδος) is a small Black Sea port town in the Bartın Province, Turkey, formerly known as Amastris. The town today is much appreciated for its beaches and natural setting, ...

on the coast and central

. The railway between Ankara and

passes through Karabük. Safranbolu, a historically important city, which is listed in the

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List, is located in Karabük Province.

Districts

Karabük province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold): * Eflani * Eskipazar * Karabük * Ovacık * Safranbolu * Yenice

History

Karabük received its name from its geography. Its name occurred from combine of ''Kara'', black in English, and ''Bük'', shrubbery in English. Although there are many tumuli and hill towns which give information of history of the region before the invention of writing, due to absence of scientific analysis, there is not sufficient information. However, as to archeological researches which were done around Eskipazar and Ovacık, the earliest site in this region is Yazıboy, which is a village of Eskipazar nowadays. Researches think that one of tumulus in this village reach today from b.c. 2500.

Gallery

Image:Safranbolu traditional houses.jpg, Traditional houses of Safranbolu Image:Safranbolu arasta.jpg, Historical shoe-maker shops in Safranbolu Image:Bostancı Pond.jpg, Bostancı Pond in Eflani Image:Eflani.jpg, Eflani countryside

Districts

History

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