Karabük

For other places with the same name, see Karabük (disambiguation).
Karabük
Municipality
Karabük is located in Turkey
Karabük
Karabük
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°11′55″N 32°37′35″E / 41.19861°N 32.62639°E / 41.19861; 32.62639
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKarabük
DistrictKarabük
Government
 • MayorÖzkan Çetinkaya (AKP)
Elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
125,403
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
78000
Area code0370
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.karabuk.bel.tr

Karabük is a city in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Karabük Province and Karabük District.[2] Its population is 125,403 (2022).[1] The town lies at an elevation of 301 m (988 ft).[3]

Karabük was built in the 1930s as the seat of the iron and steel industry of Turkey, and thus is prone to the hazardous effects of air pollution.[4] Karabük lies in a location near Filyos River formed by the merge of Araç and Soğanlı rivers.

Name

There are no known records of the origin of its name; in Turkish kara means "black" and bük means "bush" or "blackberry bush" ("bramble"). So Karabük means "blackbush".

History

Karabük is situated on an important trade route between Amasra on the coast and central Anatolia. The history of the city goes back to the early years of the Turkish Republic, when it was a small sub-village formed by 13 houses in the Öğlebeli village of Safranbolu. There was also a small train station on the Ankara–Zonguldak route. The town started to develop with the industrialization of the country. One of the first steel factories of the Republic was built here in 1939, after which it grew rapidly and incorporated Öğlebeli village as a quarter. Karabük became a municipality and then a township in the Safranbolu district in 1941. It became a district center in 1953 and a provincial center in 1995.

Hadrianapolis (now Eskipazar), is an ancient city from the Roman Empire of the 4th century, located about 30km (68km by road) from Karabük. There are many fountains, churches, and Roman baths. Although most of it is recently excavated, illegal excavations which have been going on for many years and have damaged Eskipazar's chances of becoming a major tourist attraction.[5]

Climate

Karabük has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) or a relatively warm oceanic climate (Trewartha: Do) with hot, humid summers and chilly, wet winters.

Climate data for Karabük (1991–2020, extremes 1965–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		29.7
(85.5) 		32.4
(90.3) 		37.0
(98.6) 		37.6
(99.7) 		41.4
(106.5) 		39.6
(103.3) 		40.9
(105.6) 		33.3
(91.9) 		26.9
(80.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1) 		12.2
(54.0) 		16.3
(61.3) 		21.1
(70.0) 		24.7
(76.5) 		28.6
(83.5) 		31.7
(89.1) 		32.8
(91.0) 		29.2
(84.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		15.0
(59.0) 		9.0
(48.2) 		20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1) 		5.8
(42.4) 		8.8
(47.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		16.8
(62.2) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		20.2
(68.4) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.1
(46.6) 		3.9
(39.0) 		13.4
(56.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4) 		1.5
(34.7) 		3.4
(38.1) 		5.4
(41.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.6
(58.3) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.7
(62.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		9.5
(49.1) 		3.6
(38.5) 		0.7
(33.3) 		7.9
(46.2)
Record low °C (°F) −11.5
(11.3) 		−11.8
(10.8) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		0.5
(32.9) 		0.7
(33.3) 		10.4
(50.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		4.6
(40.3) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−10.9
(12.4) 		−11.8
(10.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.1
(1.74) 		41.8
(1.65) 		42.9
(1.69) 		38.1
(1.50) 		66.3
(2.61) 		82.0
(3.23) 		22.6
(0.89) 		18.0
(0.71) 		31.4
(1.24) 		50.7
(2.00) 		34.9
(1.37) 		49.3
(1.94) 		522.1
(20.56)
Average precipitation days 14.29 12.71 13.43 11.14 15.71 15.57 5.71 5.43 7.14 10.71 10.71 13.86 136.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 58.9 93.2 139.5 216.0 198.4 225.0 291.4 282.1 222.0 164.3 126.0 77.5 2,094.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 1.9 3.3 4.5 7.2 6.4 7.5 9.4 9.1 7.4 5.3 4.2 2.5 5.7
Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service[6]

Economy

Karabük has its own resources of dolomite and limestone, while coal and manganese is brought from Zonguldak and iron ore from Divriği. This allows a varied, yet basic industry in Karabük, including a coking plant, blast furnaces, a foundry and tube works. There are also chemical plants that produce sulfuric acid and phosphates. Nearby are the Zonguldak coal fields.

One of the major steel producers in Turkey, namely Kardemir (Karabük Iron and Steel Works), is located in Karabük.

  • Karabük station
    Karabük station
  • Karabük station
    Karabük station
  • Karabük general view
    Karabük general view
  • Karabük general view
    Karabük general view
  • Karabük otogar
    Karabük otogar
  • Kaymakamlar Museum
    Kaymakamlar Museum
  • Karabük labourers monument
    Karabük labourers monument
  • Karabük Atatürk monument
    Karabük Atatürk monument
  • Karabük at railroad
    Karabük at railroad
  • Karabük view
    Karabük view

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ İl Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Karabük, Turkey". Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ aqicn.org 25 February 2020
  5. ^ Ramazan Uyumaz. "The Antique City of Hadrianapolis (Turkish)". Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  6. ^ "Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020)" (in Turkish). Turkish State Meteorological Service. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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