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Samsun Province (Turkish: Samsun ili) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,252,693 (2010). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast on the east. Its traffic code is 55.
Samsun Province
Samsun ili | |
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Province of Turkey | |
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 Location of Samsun Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | West Black Sea |
| Subregion | Samsun |
| Largest City | Samsun |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Samsun |
| • Governor | Zülkif Dağlı |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,579 km2 (3,698 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,356,079 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Area code | 0362 |
| Vehicle registration | 55 |
The provincial capital is Samsun, one of the most populated cities in Turkey.
History
Surgical instruments are manufactured in the province today and were 4000 years ago.[2] The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, started the Turkish War of Independence here on May 19, 1919.
Geography
Lakes
Ladik Lake, Akgöl, Dumanlı lake, Semenlik lake.
Rivers
Kızılırmak, Yeşilırmak, Terme river, Aptal Suyu, Mert Irmağı, Kürtün Suyu.[3]
Forest
There are also small areas of bottomland forest.[4]
Districts
Samsun province is divided into 17 districts, four of which are included in the municipality of Samsun city (shown in boldface letters).
- İlkadım
- Canik
- Atakum
- Tekkeköy
- Alaçam
- Asarcık
- Ayvacık
- Bafra
- Çarşamba
- Havza
- Kavak
- Ladik
- Ondokuzmayıs
- Salıpazarı
- Terme
- Vezirköprü
- Yakakent
References
- "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Obsidian used as ancient scalpel found in Turkey's Samsun".
- Samsun Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Efe, Asuman; Alptekin, Ünal (1989). "ÖNEMLİ BİR SUBASAR ORMANI:HACIOSMAN (AN IMPORTANT BOTTOMLAND FOREST IN TURKEY)". forestist.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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External links
Media related to Samsun Province at Wikimedia Commons
- Samsun governor's official website (in Turkish and English)
- Samsun municipality's official website (in Turkish)
- Pictures of the capital of Samsun province
- Oymaağaç archaeology
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На других языках
[de] Samsun (Provinz)
Samsun ist eine Provinz der Türkei am Schwarzen Meer. Ihre Hauptstadt ist Samsun.- [en] Samsun Province
[ru] Самсун (ил)
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