Cape Baba
Cape Baba is a point in Zonguldak Province, Turkey. Cape Baba is situated nearby to the suburb Kırmacı, as well as near Süleymanlar Mahallesi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Point
- Description: promontory on the Black Sea near Heraclea
- Also known as: “Acherousia”, “Acherousias promontory”, “Acherusia”, “Baba Burnu”, and “Kara Burnu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cehennemağzı Caves and Karadeniz Ereğli Museum.
Cehennemağzı Caves
Cave
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The Cehennemağzı Caves are a series of three quarries lined side by side, in the Karadeniz Ereğli district of Zonguldak Province, northern Turkey. One of the quarries was used as a church in early Christianity, in other words mining was abandoned before.
Karadeniz Ereğli Museum
Museum
Karadeniz Ereğli Museum is a museum in Ereğli ilçe of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The modifier Karadeniz is used to distinguish Ereğli in Zonguldak Province from another similar-named ilçes in Konya and Tekirdağ Provinces. Karadeniz Ereğli Museum is situated 3½ km southeast of Cape Baba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karadeniz Ereğli and Gülüç.
Karadeniz Ereğli
Town
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Karadeniz Ereğli is a city in Zonguldak Province of Turkey on the Black Sea shore. It is the seat of Ereğli District. Its population is 122,282. The mayor of the city is Halil Posbıyık. Mehmet Yapıcı is the District Governor of Ereğli. Karadeniz Ereğli is situated 4 km southeast of Cape Baba.
Gülüç
Village
Gülüç is a town in Ereğli District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,271. It is on the shore of the Black Sea, at the mouth of the Gülüç River. It is contiguous with the city of Karadeniz Ereğli. Gülüç is adjacent to the Erdemir steel plant. Gülüç is situated 6 km south of Cape Baba.
Cape Baba
- Categories: promontory and landform
- Location: Zonguldak Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Cape Baba” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Baba Burnu”
- Greek: “Αχερουσιάς”
- Turkish: “Baba Burnu”
- Turkish: “Ortakaya Burnu”
- “Baba Burnu”
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