Balaban

Balaban is a village on the hillside of Kartepe mountain near İzmit, Kocaeli province, Turkey. Balaban, located in the Kocaeli Region’s Samanlı Mountain range, on the slopes of Kartepe mountain. It is at the south side of İzmit city, Kocaeli province, on the hillside of Kartepe mountain between Büyük Derbent and Suadiye towns. It is 24 km far from the center of city and 2.5 km from the nearest town Büyük Derbent. Map coordinations are 40° 42° North parallels and 30° 10° East meridians. The first settlements date back to ancient times. There are only some meterials founded on the village area from Astakos from 712 BCE and also as the inhabitants called as Subaşı area, there are some tunnels and cisterns founded supposedly belonged to...