Geben, Kahramanmaraş

Geben
Town
Geben
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°47′N 36°27′E / 37.783°N 36.450°E / 37.783; 36.450Coordinates: 37°47′N 36°27′E / 37.783°N 36.450°E / 37.783; 36.450
Country  Turkey
Province Kahramanmaraş Province
District Andırın
Belde (town) 1974
Government
 • Body Geben Municipality
Elevation 1,360 m (4,460 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,127
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s) 0344
Licence plate 46
Website http://www.geben.bel.tr

Geben (from Armenian: Կապան, translit. Kapan) is a town in Andırın district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. At 37°47′N 36°27′E / 37.783°N 36.450°E / 37.783; 36.450 it is a mountainous 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.[1] This road now used only by Geben residents was an important caravan route in history which connected East Mediterranean cities to Central Anatolia. The population of Geben is 2127[2] as of 2010.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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