Gerede
Sign in to saveArasta Bazaar in Kitirler, Gerede|Kitirler|thumb Gerede is a town in Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located on the highway from Istanbul to Ankara (approximately from Ankara, where the road to the Black Sea coast branches off). It is the seat of Gerede District. Its population is 23,547 (2021). Elevation is about 1,300 m. The mayor is Mustafa Allar (AKP).
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- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- Gerede
- Turkey place.province
- Bolu
- Turkey place.district
- Gerede
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- AKP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Mustafa Allar
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 1300
- Turkey place.population_total
- 23547
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2021
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- Climate
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Arasta Bazaar in Kitirler, Gerede|Kitirler|thumb Gerede is a town in Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located on the highway from Istanbul to Ankara (approximately from Ankara, where the road to the Black Sea coast branches off). It is the seat of Gerede District. Its population is 23,547 (2021). Elevation is about 1,300 m. The mayor is Mustafa Allar (AKP).
==History== Kiliseli Tüccar Hanı in Kitirler, Gerede|Kitirler, view of the northern end of the eastern façade with cross|thumb|left In Roman times, the town was called Cratia (Κρατεία) and was part of the Roman province of Honorias, whose capital was Claudiopolis in Honoriade.