Kasaba | |
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Coordinates: 41°28′49″N 33°41′10″E / 41.4803°N 33.6861°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Kastamonu |
District | Kastamonu |
Population (2021) | 84 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Kasaba or Kasabaköy is a village in the Kastamonu District, Kastamonu Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 84 (2021).[2] It is 17 kilometres outside Kastamonu, Turkey. It had a population of about 23,000 in 1905, when it had considerable local trade,[3] but has since shrunk to only a few dozen households. Kasaba does not contain any ancient sites but does have an old mosque, the Mahmut Bey Camii (Mahmut Bey Mosque), built by a representative of Isfendiyarid dynasty in the second half of the 14th century.