قره بوك

Ottoman Turkish

Karabük province

Etymology

From قره (kara, “black”) + بوك (bük, “thicket”); this city developed in the 20th century due to the presence of steel factories.

Proper noun

قره بوك • (kara bük)

1. Karabük (a city, district, and province in West Black Sea region, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Karabük

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Karabük”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Karabük”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 414