Kabataş, formerly Karay, is a municipality and
district
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of
Ordu Province
Ordu Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast. Its area is 5,914 km2, and its population is 763,190 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest, Tokat to the southwest, ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 74 km
2, and its population is 10,119 (2022).
The town lies at an elevation of .
Formerly the village of ''Karay'', Kabataş is in the
Canik
Canik is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 264 km2, and its population is 100,641 (2022). It is located to the east of the city center of Samsun.
Canik means land of Tzan/Can Laz people and became one of the ...
Mountains, 40 km inland from the
Black Sea
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coast. The area was conquered by the
Anatolian beylik
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* Anything of, from, or related to the region Anatolia
* Ancient Anatolians, Anatolians, ancient Indo-European peoples who spoke the Anatolian languages
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of
Hacıemir in 1380.
Composition
There are 18
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Kabataş District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* Alanbaşı
* Alankent
* Ardıç
* Belen
* Beylerli
* Çukurcak
* Düz
* Eceli
* Elbeyi
* Hoşkadem
* Ilıcak
* Kabataş
* Kabataş Yeni
* Kayıncık
* Kuzköy
* Şifa Suyu
* Yakacık
* Yeniceli
References
External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Road map of Kabataş and environs
Populated places in Ordu Province
Districts of Ordu Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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