Trabzon

Trabzon Province (Turkish: Trabzon ili) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Located in a strategically important region, Trabzon is one of the oldest trade port cities in Anatolia. Neighbouring provinces are Giresun to the west, Gümüşhane to the southwest, Bayburt to the southeast and Rize to the east. The provincial capital is Trabzon city, and the traffic code is 61. The major ethnic groups are Turks, but the province is also home to a minority of Muslim Romeika-speakers, though younger speakers are not always fluent in this language.
Trabzon province is divided into 18 districts:
Trabzon (Central district, after 2014 it will be named Ortahisar)
Akçaabat
Araklı
Arsin
Beşikdüzü
Çarşıbaşı
Çaykara
Dernekpazarı
Düzköy
Hayrat
Köprübaşı
Maçka
Of
Şalpazarı
Sürmene
Tonya
Vakfıkebir
Yomra
Districts along the 114 km coastline (from West to East): Beşikdüzü, Vakfıkebir, Çarşıbaşı, Akçaabat, Yomra, Arsin, Araklı, Sürmene and Of.
Districts inland: Tonya, Düzköy, Şalpazarı, Maçka, Köprübaşı, Dernekpazarı, Hayrat and Çaykara.
Beşikdüzü and Şalpazarı gained district status in 1988, Çarşıbaşı, Düzköy, Köprübaşı, Dernekpazarı and Hayrat in 1990.
Country | Turkey |
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Visa requirements | Visa in not needed for TR citizens. |
Languages spoken | Turkish |
Currency used | Lira |
Area (km2) | 4.685 km² |