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İnebolu
Total population
10,594
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Overview
İnebolu is a town and district of the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is 590 km (367 mi) from Istanbul by road and 89 km (55 mi) north of Kastamonu. It is a typical Black Sea port town with many fine examples of traditional domestic architecture. It is the seat of İnebolu District. Its population is 10,594 (2021).
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History
:See Abonoteichos/Ionopolis for Ancient and ecclesiastical history The exact founding date of İnebolu is unknown. İnebolu was initially called Abonoteichos. The name was changed to Ionopolis (Ιωνόπολις in greek, meaning "city of Iones")in the middle of the 2nd century CE. Over time, the name "Ionopolis" metamorphosed to "Inepolis", and then to "İnebolu", though sometimes spelled "Ineboli" by foreign travellers. By 1834, İnebolu was considered a sub-district of today's city of Küre (approx. inland), but it became a district in its own right in 1867. In the late 19th and early 20th century, İnebolu was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. Visiting in August 1893, British parliamentarian and explorer H. F. B. Lynch noted how little then remained of the old Greek cities of the 'Argonautic shore'. At "Ineboli" he reports finding a fragment of ancient sculpted marble near the shore, and describes the town as a line of white-faced houses with roofs of red tiles [that] nestles beneath the mountain wall. The Greeks live on one side, the Turks on the other: and the intelligent man to whom you naturally address yourself is an Armenian in European dress. Lynch also reports that "carriageable roads" had recently been constructed inland to Kastamuni. During the Turkish War of Independence, arms and ammunition were transferred to Anatolia through İnebolu. The town was attacked and defended itself with determination, for which it was honoured with the Independence Medal by the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Atatürk initiated a campaign in İnebolu to reform personal appearance and "civilize" garments; Atatürk made a well-known speech about hats there. As of 1920, İnebolu was populated mainly by Turks, and was estimated at having a population of around 9,000. The…
Geography
There are many small towns scattered around İnebolu. To the east lie Abana and Bozkurt. To the west is Cide and to the south lie Devrekani and Küre. The town consists of 14 quarters: Aşağıhatipbağı, Avrara, Boyran, Camikebir, Cünüriye, Karadeniz, Y.Hatipbağı, Yenimahalle, Çamlıca, Musaköy, Karaca, Kızılkara, Yakaboyu and Yeşilöz. Küre Mountains (formerly Isfendiyar Mountains) rise above the coastline, which is narrow and steep, with few sandy beaches. The sea around İnebolu is approximately 200 meters deep. The region's rivers flow down from the Isfendiyar mountains through İnebolu and its surroundings to the Black Sea. The river beds are irregular and deep. The currents are strong. Some of the important rivers around İnebolu are: # Adıyaman Çayı # Doğanyurt Çayı # Gemiciler Çayı # Kızılkara Çayı # Koyran Çayı # Küre Çayı # Manastır Çayı # Özlüce Çayı The town is surrounded by many hills of varying height. The most well-known are the Geriş hill (Geriş Tepesi), which is 495 meters high, and the Islam hill to the southwest, which is 589 metres high. Other hills are : # To the east, Darıca hill, Manastır hill (789 m) # To the west, Abas hill (1261 m), Keleştiren hill (1260 m) # To the southwest, Çuha hill # To the southeast, Yukarı Bozu hill (389 m) İnebolu has an humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa). The region is thickly wooded.
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Nearby places in Kastamonu
- Küre12.2 mi away · pop. 2,522
- Abana12.7 mi away · pop. 3,317
- Bozkurt13.1 mi away · pop. 9,920
- Doğanyurt15.5 mi away · pop. 997
- Ağlı22.8 mi away · pop. 2,110
- Çatalzeytin23.8 mi away · pop. 3,200
- Seydiler24.9 mi away · pop. 2,851
- Devrekani26.3 mi away · pop. 5,763
- Şenpazar29.5 mi away · pop. 1,609
- Azdavay33.2 mi away · pop. 3,227
- Daday38 mi away · pop. 2,825
- Cide39.3 mi away · pop. 11,087
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