Kasaba

Kasaba or Kasabaköy is a village in the Kastamonu District, Kastamonu Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 84 (2021).[2] It is 17 kilometres outside Kastamonu, Turkey. It had a population of about 23,000 in 1905, when it had considerable local trade,[3] but has since shrunk to only a few dozen households. Kasaba does not contain any ancient sites but does have an old mosque, the Mahmut Bey Camii (Mahmut Bey Mosque), built by a representative of Isfendiyarid dynasty in the second half of the 14th century.

This article is about the village in Kastamonu Province in northern Turkey. For other uses, see Kasaba (disambiguation).
Kasaba
Village
Wooden doors of the Mahmut Bey Mosque
Wooden doors of the Mahmut Bey Mosque
Kasaba is located in Turkey
Kasaba
Kasaba
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41.4803°N 33.6861°E / 41.4803; 33.6861
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKastamonu
DistrictKastamonu
Population
 (2021)
84
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

References
  1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cassaba" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 456.


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