Karabük Province () 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

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, away from

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. Its area is 4,142 km², and its population is 252,058 (2022). The main city is Karabük which is located about south of the

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coast.

Overview

Karabük Province is one of the newest provinces of Turkey. Established in 1995, it comprises Karabük, Eflani, Safranbolu and Yenice districts which were formerly part of Zonguldak Province and Eskipazar and Ovacık districts which were previously part of

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. Karabük is located on the highway between Bartın and

, which was in ancient times an important route between

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. The railway between Ankara and

Zonguldak Zonguldak () is a List of cities in Turkey, city of about 100 thousand people in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Zonguldak Province and Zonguldak District.Safranbolu Safranbolu is a town in Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Safranbolu District.

, 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

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(capital district in bold): * Eflani * Eskipazar * Karabük * Ovacık *

Safranbolu Safranbolu is a town in Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Safranbolu District.

* Yenice

History

Karabük received its name from its geography. Its name occurred from combine of ''Kara'', meaning black in English, and ''Bük'', meaning 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. Researchers 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:TCDD MT15441 Bolkuş - Karabük.jpg, Zonguldak - Karabük service crossing the Filyos river near the Bolkuş village in Karabük Province. Image:Bostancı Pond.jpg, Bostancı Pond in Eflani Image:Eflani.jpg, Eflani countryside

Overview

Districts

History

Gallery

See also

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