Kessab

Kessab, also spelled Kesab or Kasab, is a town in northwestern , administratively part of the , located 59 kilometers north of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Kevorkmail, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Town with 1,750 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Kasab”, “Kesab”, “Kiseb”, and “Qasab”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jebel Aqra and Barlum Monastery.

Peak
Photo: Anthiok, CC BY 3.0.
is a limestone mountain located on the – border near the mouth of the on the Mediterranean Sea. Rising from a narrow coastal plain, is a mariners' landmark that gathers thunderstorms. is situated 3½ km northwest of Kessab.

Church
Monastery of Saint Barlaam is a 10th-century Georgian monastery in Antioch, modern-day 's . During the Seleucid and the Roman era there existed a Doric temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bezge and Yayladağı.

Village
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 867. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It is 10 kilometres northwest from Yayladağı. is situated 5 km northeast of Kessab.

Town
Photo: Vikiçizer, Public domain.
, formerly Ordu, is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 445 km2, and its population is 36,803. It is on the border with , 51 km south of the city of . is situated 7 km east of Kessab.

Kessab

Latitude
35.92708° or 35° 55′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.98895° or 35° 59′ 20″ east
Population
1,750
Elevation
699 metres (2,293 feet)
Open location code
8G7QWXGQ+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 567063171
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
168519
Wiki­data ID
Q1026301
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Kessab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كسب”
  • Armenian: “Քեսաբ”
  • Basque: “Kesab”
  • Bulgarian: “Кесаб”
  • Cebuano: “Kassab”
  • Chinese: “凯萨布”
  • Chinese: “凱莎柏”
  • Dutch: “Kesab”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كسب”
  • Esperanto: “Kesabo”
  • Finnish: “Kasab”
  • French: “Kasab”
  • French: “Kassab”
  • French: “Kessab”
  • Georgian: “ქესაბი”
  • German: “Kasab”
  • German: “Kessab”
  • Greek: “Κεσάμπ”
  • Hebrew: “כסב”
  • Hungarian: “Kesab”
  • Interlingua: “Kessab”
  • Italian: “Kessab”
  • Japanese: “カサブ”
  • Japanese: “現シリア領のKesab”
  • Korean: “카사브”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kesab”
  • Persian: “کسب”
  • Polish: “Kassab”
  • Russian: “Касаб”
  • Russian: “Кассаб”
  • Russian: “Кесаб”
  • Russian: “Кессаб”
  • Scots: “Kesab”
  • Turkish: “Keseb”
  • Urdu: “کسب”
  • Western Armenian: “Քեսապ”

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