 The name, Karaburma, is Turkish for "black ring" which is supposed to mean that the area was forbidden, that is, it should be avoided by people.However, this may be an example of folk etymology as the old Ottoman and Austrian maps name the area Kajaburun (Kaya-burun) which is Turkish for "rocky headland".Karaburma was geographically a headland peaking into the Danube.