Geben, Kahramanmaraş

Geben
Geben
Town
	Geben Location in Turkey
	Coordinates: 37°47′N 36°27′E / 37.783°N 36.450°ECoordinates: 37°47′N 36°27′E / 37.783°N 36.450°E
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, romanized: Kapan) is a town in Andırın district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. At

37°47′N 36°27′E / 37.783°N 36.450°E 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] An extensive photographic survey, description and plan of Geben Castle / Kahramanmaraş was made between 1973 and 1979.^[2] 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 2,127^[3] as of 2010.

References[]

^ 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.
^ The survey was conducted under the auspices of the University of California at Berkeley.[1]
^ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

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[edwards-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] The survey was conducted under the auspices of the University of California at Berkeley.[1]

[3] "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

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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