village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the
Düzce District
Düzce District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central") is a district of the Düzce Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Düzce.Düzce Province in Turkey. Its population is 153 (2022). Mostly populated by
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir ...
, the village is located near the Small Melen River and has a lot of
grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ...
, where most of the
water buffalo
The water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis''), also called the domestic water buffalo or Asian water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also found in Europe, Australia, North America, So ...
are brought to in the summer period. Most villagers and people from the nearby Bahçeköy and Yenitaşköprü have water buffalo farms.
On 17 November 2021, an earthquake happened near the village, below the surface.