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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
Province of Turkey
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Location of Samsun Province in Turkey
CountryTurkey
RegionWest Black Sea
SubregionSamsun
Largest CitySamsun
Government
 • Electoral districtSamsun
 • GovernorZülkif Dağlı
Area
 • Total9,579 km2 (3,698 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total1,356,079
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Area code0362
Vehicle registration55

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


Parts of goose-headed and camel-headed Phrygian pottery vessels from Samsun
Parts of goose-headed and camel-headed Phrygian pottery vessels from Samsun
Samsun Archaeology and Ethnographic Museum in Samsun
Samsun Archaeology and Ethnographic Museum in Samsun
Districts of Samsun
Districts of Samsun

Samsun province is divided into 17 districts, four of which are included in the municipality of Samsun city (shown in boldface letters).


References


  1. "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Obsidian used as ancient scalpel found in Turkey's Samsun".
  3. Samsun Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Efe, Asuman; Alptekin, Ünal (1989). "ÖNEMLİ BİR SUBASAR ORMANI:HACIOSMAN (AN IMPORTANT BOTTOMLAND FOREST IN TURKEY)". forestist.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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[de] Samsun (Provinz)

Samsun ist eine Provinz der Türkei am Schwarzen Meer. Ihre Hauptstadt ist Samsun.
- [en] Samsun Province

[ru] Самсун (ил)

Самсу́н[1] (тур. Samsun) – ил на севере Турции.


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