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Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" Tραπεζούς by colonists from Miletus .
Saint Gregory of Nyssa (Greek: Εκκλησία Αγίου Γρηγορίου Νύσσης) was a church and monastery of Trabzon. It's believed the church was built around 1280-1297 by the wife of John III, Emperor of Trabzon. After 1665, St Gregory became the cathedral of the city of Trabzon.
Trabzon Province (Turkish: Trabzon ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its area is 4,628 km 2 , [ 2 ] and its population is 818,023 (2022). [ 1 ] Located in a strategically important region, Trabzon is one of the oldest trade port cities in Anatolia .
The fortifications are sometimes called the Trabzon Castle (Turkish: Trabzon Kalesi). However, they did not function as a castle , rather as city walls. Constructed on foundations dating back to the Roman era with cut stones from former structures at site, the walls stretch from the hill on the backside of the old town to the Black Sea shore.
Of (Turkish:, possibly from Ancient Greek: Ὄφιούς Ophious) is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 258 km 2, [3] and its population is 43,591 (2022). [1] It is located in the eastern part of the province and is an important historical district of the province. The mayor is Salim Salih Sarıalioğlu .
Hagia Sophia (Greek: Αγία Σοφία, meaning 'the Holy Wisdom'; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461. It is located in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey. It was converted into a museum in 1964 [1] and back into a mosque in 2013. [2]
Military history of Trabzon (2 C, 7 P) T. Empire of Trebizond (4 C, 20 P) Pages in category "History of Trabzon" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 ...
Trabzon Province Below is the list of populated places in Trabzon Province , Turkey by the districts. [ 1 ] In the following lists first place in each list is the administrative center of the district.