Karbasan is a neighbourhood of the town Karahallı, Uşak Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,259 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] It is situated to the southeast of Karahallı. The distance to Karahallı is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and to Uşak is 65 kilometres (40 mi). According to mayor's page the Karbasan was founded about seven centuries ago by a certain Garip Hasan and was named after him.[4] In popular speech, the name Gariphasan was converted to Karbasan. During the last years of the Ottoman Empire the medrese (Islamic school) in Karbasan was locally well known. In 1992, it was declared a seat of township.
Karbasan
Gariphasan | |
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  Karbasan Location in Turkey  Karbasan Karbasan (Turkey Aegean) | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′N 29°35′E / 38.283°N 29.583°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Uşak |
| District | Karahallı |
| Municipality | Karahallı |
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 1,259 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 64720 |
| Area code | 0276 |
References
edit- ^ Mahalle, 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 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
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