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Küre

Küre is a town in Kastamonu province in northern Turkey, known since antiquity for its copper mines. In the late Middle Ages the mines were an important source of wealth for the Candarid beylik, which exported copper through the Black Sea port of Sinop. Copper is still mined there today.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Küre. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kure-kastamonu
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“Küre.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kure-kastamonu. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Küre.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kure-kastamonu.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Küre’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kure-kastamonu (Accessed: ).

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