Under Ottoman rule it was a little village south-west of Karaburun, a promontory on the Black Sea, and on the southern bank of Lake Derkos, the waters of which are brought to Constantinople by an aqueduct.
This location was a small settlement under Ottoman rule, situated near Karaburun, a peninsula on the Black Sea, with access to Lake Derkos' water supply, which was channeled to Constantinople via an aqueduct.