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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).

History

The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, started the Turkish War of Independence here on May 19, 1919.

References

  1. Samsun

External links

Media related to Samsun Province at Wikimedia Commons

Samsun Province of Turkey
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Districts of Samsun
Districts of Samsun
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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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