Kılbasan is a village in Karaman District, Karaman Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,571 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3]
Kılbasan | |
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  Kılbasan Location in Turkey  Kılbasan Kılbasan (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′N 33°11′E / 37.317°N 33.183°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Karaman |
| District | Karaman |
| Elevation | 1,010 m (3,310 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 1,571 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 70120 |
| Area code | 0338 |
Geography
editKılbasan is at the north of Karaman and the highway distance to Karaman is 17 km (11 mi). The town is in the even plain with an altitude of 1,010 m (3,310 ft). The extinct volcano Karadağ (2271 m.) is at the north west of the town.
History
editDuring Byzantine Empire era, the main settlement was in Karışmaa Birindi, an ancient town on a tumulus few kilometers south west of Kılbasan. Kılbasan and vicinity had been a part of Seljuk Empire in the second half of the 11th century. After Mongol domination, the area became a part of Karamanid beylik (principality). In 1467 the area was incorporated into the rising Ottoman Empire. The earliest settler of the town is probably a Turkmen nomad from north (Kastamonu region) whose title deed is still in the main mosque of Kılbasan. In 1967, Kılbasan was declared a township.[4]
Economy
editLike most other Central Anatolian towns, the main activity is agriculture. The most pronounced crop is wheat. Animal husbandry is another economic activity. In fact, the town is named after skin sack used in cheese production. Beginning by the 1970s, many Kılbasan residents moved to West Europe (especially Netherlands) to work as industrial workers (Gastarbeider). So the de jure population of the town is more than the figure cited above.
References
edit- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
- ^ "Mayor's page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2010-06-02.