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Template:Infobox Province TR Samsun Province (Template:Lang-tr) 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, and Ordu on the east. Its traffic code is 55.
The provincial capital is Samsun, one of the most populated cities in Turkey and the largest and busiest port in the Black Sea.
Geography
Lakes
Ladik lake, Akgöl, Dumanlı lake, Semenlik lake
Rivers
Kızılırmak,Yeşilırmak, Terme river, Aptal Suyu, Mert Irmağı, Kürtün Suyu
Districts
Samsun province is divided into 17 districts four of which are actually 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
History
The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, started the Turkish War of Independence here on May 19, 1919.
References
External links
Media related to Samsun Province at Wikimedia Commons
- Samsun governor's official website Template:Tr icon / Template:En icon
- Samsun municipality's official website Template:Tr icon
- Pictures of the capital of Samsun province
- Oymaağaç archaeology
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41°12′16″N 36°00′26″E / 41.20444°N 36.00722°E / 41.20444; 36.00722
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