Geben, Kahramanmaraş

Geben (from Armenian: Կապան, romanized: Kapan) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Andırın, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,448 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4]

Geben
Neighbourhood
Geben is located in Turkey
Geben
Geben
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°47′N 36°27′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKahramanmaraş
DistrictAndırın
Elevation
1,360 m (4,460 ft)
Population
 (2022)
1,448
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
46400
Area code0344

It is a mountain town, the distance to Andırın being about 30 kilometres (19 mi). Near the settlement of Geben is a large baronial castle primarily of Armenian construction (late 11th to 13th c.) with probable late antique/Byzantine remains and a period of Crusader occupation. The two baileys are well-protected with rounded towers. This site was the guardian of the strategic road at the Meryemçil Pass, connecting Cappadocia to the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The remains of a late antique/medieval settlement are in the valley below to the southeast.[5] An extensive photographic survey, description and plan of Geben Castle / Kahramanmaraş was made between 1973 and 1979.[6] This road now used only by Geben residents was an important caravan route in history which connected East Mediterranean cities to Central Anatolia.

References
  1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. Edwards, Robert W. (1987). The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXIII. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. pp. 124–131. ISBN 0-88402-163-7.
  6. The survey was conducted under the auspices of the University of California at Berkeley.


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