Geben
Located in Andırın İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province Coordinates: 37°46′55″ N 36°26′51″ E
- Population
- 1,504
- 1.5K
- Elevation
- 1,307 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
About Geben
Geben is a village. Location: Andırın İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province. Population: 1,504. Elevation: 1,307 m.
Geben (from Armenian: Կապան, romanized: Kapan) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Andırın, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,448 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is a mountain 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.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1974
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 2 of 4 places in Andırın İlçesi by population
- Nearest larger town: Andırın, 24 km S
- 5 sights and natural places within 10 km Köprüağzı Dere, Karapınar Dere
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Köprüağzı Dere River, Kahramanmaraş Province1.5 km S
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Kenger Dağı Mountain, Andırın İlçesi4.4 km N
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Karapınar Dere River, Kahramanmaraş Province3 km S
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Höbek Tepe Mountain, Onikişubat4.6 km N
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Aşma Dağı Mountain, Onikişubat6.1 km E
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Kayranlık Dağı Mountain, Andırın İlçesi10 km W
Sources & licences
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