Safranbolu

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Safranbolu

Total population

52,709

Elevation485 m

Land area1013 km²

Coordinates41.25°, 32.69°

Demographic figures from TurkStat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Safranbolu is a town in Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Safranbolu District. Its population is 52,999 (2022). It is about 9 km north of the city of Karabük, 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Ankara and about 100 km south of the Black Sea coast. The town's historic names in Greek were Theodoroupolis, Dadybra (Δάδυβρα) and later Saphrampolis (Σαφράμπολις). Its former names in Turkish were Zalifre and Taraklıborlu. It was part of Kastamonu Province until 1923 and Zonguldak Province between 1923 and 1995. The town lies at an elevation of 508 m (1,667 ft).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

İbrahim Kaş

Turkish association football player (born 1986)

K

Kaya Erdem

Turkish politician and economist

Korcan Çelikay

Turkish association football player (born 1987)

İ

İhsan Burak Özsaraç

Turkish association football player (born 1979)

Mert Günok

Turkish association football player (born 1989)

M

Mustafa Aykaç

Turkish economist (born 1958)

Safranbolulu Izzet Mehmet Pasha

Ottoman Grand Vizier (1743-1812)

C

Cinci Hüseyin Efendi

Ottoman spiritualist

Şenay Özdemir

Turkish-Dutch journalist and newscaster (born 1969)

M

Metin Türkcan

Turkish musician (born 1971)

H

Hasan İpek

Turkish statesperson (born 1959)

A

Ayhan Akbin

Turkish association football player (born 1955)

A

Ahmet Burgaz

Turkish association football player (born 1991)

B

Bilgin Adalı

Turkish writer (1944–2012)

A

Ahmet Şağar

Turkish statesperson (born 1950)

Ş

Şinasi Altıner

Turkish statesperson (born 1942)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Karabük

• Cirò Marina
  828.9 mi away · pop. 14,902
• Torre Melissa
  831.1 mi away
• Marina di Strongoli
  832.2 mi away
• Cirò
  832.4 mi away · pop. 3,614
• Torretta
  832.5 mi away · pop. 2,369
• Cannonieri
  832.8 mi away
• Crotone
  834.2 mi away · pop. 62,178
• Melissa
  835.3 mi away · pop. 3,245
• Terravecchia
  837 mi away · pop. 1,135
• Sant'Anna
  838.8 mi away
• Umbriatico
  840.2 mi away · pop. 973
• Pallagorio
  841.4 mi away · pop. 1,627

Browse all places in Karabük →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Safranbolu

Karabük Safranbolu folkloru

Mustafa Acar · 2011

Karabük Safranbolu el sanatlı

Mustafa Acar · 2011

Safranbolu Şer'iyye sicili

Recep Karacakaya · 2013

Mübadele ve Safranbolu

Hür Kalyoncu · 2012

Safranbolu kültür tarihi araştırmaları

Uğurol Barlas · 2004

Safranbolu tıp tarihi araştırmaları

Uğurol Barlas · 2004

Safranbolu Şer'iyye sicili, 2149 numaralı defter

Recep Karacakaya · 2013

Safranbolu şer'iyye sicili, 2116 numaralı defter

Recep Karacakaya · 2013

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