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	Trabzon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Trabzon is famous throughout Turkey for its anchovies, which are the main meal in many restaurants in the city.
		Trabzon still has a sizable Pontian Muslim community, as Muslims were not deported from Turkey after the Treaty of Lausanne.
		The Ayasofya museum, Trabzon castle and the Ataturk museum are all places that showcase the history of the town and the Byzantine and Ottoman heritage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trabzon (909 words)

	Trabzon and the Black Sea Region, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org
		Trabzon was under Persian rule until 334 B.C.upon the invasion of Anatolia by the Macedonian leader Alexander the Great under the Persian emperor Keyhusrev.
		Trabzon was a vital harbour on the Erzurum-Tebriz and Black Sea-Persia trading routes in the second half of the 13th century.
		Trabzon was faced with the unexpected arrival of the Ottoman navy.
	www.adiyamanli.org /trabzon.html (1959 words)

	Trabzon, Turkey - Mersina: Information about Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Trabzon is said to be founded in the 7th century BC by Miletion colonists and then Alexis Comnenes founded the Comnenos Empire, which lasted until 1461 when the Ottomans took over the area.
		Trabzon is very richly adorned with sightseeing areas and precious remains from the Byzantine period.
		In the village of Surmene, to the east of Trabzon, is a fascinating 19th century mansion, known as the Kastel.
	www.mersina.com /Turkey/Blacksea/Trabzon (455 words)

	Trabzon - All About Turkey
		The King of Trabzon Commenos IV began to search remedies to be saved from this pressure of the Ottomans and tried to bring together all the governments and nations from Caucasia and the coasts of Euphrates River (Firat) to France and Vatican in opposition to the Ottoman State.
		One of the notables of Celali and Akkoyunlu Turkmenians, Ali Pasha from Murathan, became the governor of Trabzon.
		Trabzon was the center of one of the 39 provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /trabzon.htm (4835 words)

	Trabzon Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Trabzon is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast.
		An important Roman and Byzantine centre, it was the capital of the Empire of Trebizond from 1204 to 1461.
		Trabzon was made part of the Ottoman Empire by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1461.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Trabzon_Province (265 words)

	Zorlu Grand Hotel - Trabzon
		The name Trabzon as Trapezos is encountered for the first time in the ancient sources called “Anabasis” where the events that were written down by the Greek commander Ksenophon and that took place in 4th century BC are related.
		Trabzon is also regarded among these colonies whose capital was Sinop, and many researchers point out to this period as the foundation of the town.
		Trabzon was attacked by the Gots in 276 which organized raids in the whole Eastern Black Sea Region, in this raid, the entire town was burnt down and demolished.
	www.zorlugrand.com /page.asp?id=14 (1160 words)

	Trabzon
		It is the capital of the Trabzon Province with 980,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate).
		Trabzon is connected by road to Georgia (the country) 300 km east, Sivas 400 km southwest and Samsun 450 km west.
		The airport connects Trabzon to Ankara and Istanbul, and there are boat connections to Georgia.
	i-cias.com /e.o/trabzon.htm (530 words)

	Yuki Tour - Informations about Trabzon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Trabzon, the major city of the region, was founded in the 7th century B.C. by Miletian colonists, and was later at the center of the Commene Empire established after the fall of Byzantine Istanbul.
		The jewel of Trabzon's monuments is the restored 13th-century Byzantine church, used for centuries as a mosque and now as the Ayasofya Museum.
		The ruins of a monastery can be seen on the slopes of the Zigana Mountains to the south of Trabzon and at the foot of the mountain at the bottom of a wooded valley flows one of the tributaries of Değirmen Creek, which terminates at Trabzon.
	www.yukitour.com /trabzon.htm (612 words)

	T.C. Kultur Bakanligi / Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey
		In the territory to the east of Trabzon, apart from families sent there from the Balkans and the Çepnis there were also a number of members of the Akkoyunlu clan and sunnite groups attached to the former who had fled from the Safevite massacres in Eastern Anatolia when Yavuz Sultan Selim was governor of Trabzon.
		Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, son of Yavuz Sultan Selim, was born in Trabzon in 1494.
		In the l8th and l9th centuries the governors of Trabzon in fact performed the duties of commander-in-chief and were mostly engaged in guarding the castles along the border and fighting off the Russians in the Black Sea.
	www.discoverturkey.com /english/yeni/trabzon/ottomans.html (2660 words)

	Trabzon, Turkey
		Trabzon is the most important and largest port on the Black Sea coast.
		The city was founded by the colonists of Miletus, in the eighth century B.C. Trabzon, after living through the Roman and Byzantine Periods, became the capital city of the Pontus State in 1204.
		Trabzon was conquered by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1471, Yavuz Sultan Selim was the Prince here and Kanuni Sultan Suleyman (Suleyman the Magnificent) was born here.
	www.enjoyturkey.com /info/sights/trabzon.htm (462 words)

	Trabzon Photo Album Page 2
		Trabzon, also called the Constantinople of the East, has always spoken to the imagination of people.
		Presently, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Trabzon is booming as a commercial center for the Eastern Black Sea area and the Caucasian republics.
		Trabzon is also the starting point for a visit to Sumela monastery.
	www.anatolia.luwo.be /Trabzon2.htm (166 words)

	AllRefer.com - Trabzon (Turkey Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		144,805), capital of Trabzon prov., NE Turkey, a port on the Black Sea.
		Under the Ottomans it became the starting point of caravans to Persia.
		Trabzon was included (1920) in the short-lived independent state of Armenia.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Trabzon.html (311 words)

	Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture - Trabzon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The modern city of Trabzon is the largest port along the Black Sea coast, and at beginning of Caucassia and Iran transit road.
		Trabzon is probably best remembered from the classic novel, “The Towers of Trebizond”, and many earlier pieces of travel literature, although little remains of the romanticised image of exotic culture and architecture.
		Trabzon is a good transport hub from which to explore the Black Sea region.
	goturkey.turizm.gov.tr /destinasyon_en.asp?belgeno=9649&belgekod=9649&Baslik=Trabzon (151 words)

	T.C. Kultur Bakanligi / Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey
		With this aim in mind, Nero removed Polemon II, son of Polemon I from his throne and divided Pontos Polemiacus into six cities, annexing Trabzon in 64 A.D. Tacitus, one of the leading historians of the period, stated that it was vital to maintain control of Trabzon.
		After Trabzon had been annexed to Rome, Polemon's fleet, which was anchored in Trabzon, became the Black Sea Fleet of the Kingdom of Rome.
		Trabzon remained deserted and in ruins for 30-40 years, until rebuilding was started by the emperor Diocletanus (285-305 A.D), the most important reason for this step undoubtedly being his struggle with the Sassanians in the east.
	www.discoverturkey.com /english/yeni/trabzon/roman.html (996 words)

	Travel to Trabzon with Biggtravel - Enjoy Sumela Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Trabzon was founded by the merchants from Sinope around 1.000 B.C. and today it is the most important city in the region.
		In 1461, the city was captured by the Ottomans and remained under their rule until the Empire ended.
		Greeks came to Trabzon from Sinop as early as the 6th century B.C. Later, the area became part of the Greek Pontus Empire.
	www.hamdialkan.tv /biggtraveleng/cities/trabzon.asp (625 words)

	Trabzon Photo Album Page 1
		Trabzon was founded as Trapezus (meaning table) in the 8th cent.
		Trabzon was included (1920) in the short-lived independent state of Armenia and also the Greeks had the intention to make it part of a Greek Pontic Republic.
		Trabzon is mostly situated on a table like promontory above the harbor and has many historic monuments.
	www.anatolia.luwo.be /Trabzon.htm (285 words)

	Trabzon - Turkey
		Trabzon was, therefore, of strategic importance and considered a rich prize by many.
		The St. Sophia church is the most important historical building in Trabzon, which is today a center of commerce and tourism.
		The firs church built by the Commenos family in the 13th century was expanded later by emperor Manuel Paleologos VIII in the same century.
	www.turizm.net /cities/trabzon (331 words)

	Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture - Trabzon Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Trabzon Ayasofya Church, which is a monastery church, is constructed between 1238 - 1263 at the time of King Manuel, who is one of the important kings of Trabzon Kommenos Empire.
		Chapel ruin with three abscissa, which is at the northern side of the church must belong to an earlier period.
		When Trabzon was conquered by Fatih Sultan Mehmet, the building was converted into a mosque and became a foundation work.
	www.kultur.gov.tr /portal/arkeoloji_en.asp?belgeno=3057 (1663 words)

	Tabibito's South Caucasus Travelogue: Trabzon
		All in all, Trabzon appears to be a surprisingly cosmopolitan city and is sometimes even more modern than Istanbul.
		In Trabzon as well as in other places in Turkey, the coastline doesn't seem to be an appreciated stretch of land that deserves preservation.
		Trabzon even has its own international airport some kilometers east of the city.
	www.tabibito.de /caucasus/etag3.html (1041 words)

	Trabzon, Turkey, Pictures
		Trabzon (ancient Trapezus), city in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea.
		The capital of Trabzon Province, Trabzon lies on a small tableland that extends between two precipitous, parallel valleys to the coast and terminates in a low promontory.
		Near Trabzon is the 14th-century monastery of Sumelas.
	www.greatestcities.com /Middle_East/Turkey/Trabzon_ancient_Trapezus_city.html?redir=1 (314 words)

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		Trabzon responded to the onslaught of shopping bag tourists by setting aside a covered market near the port, officially renaming it the "Russian market." Numerous travel agencies soon opened up, plastering their windows with offers of passage to Sochi, Stavropol, Odessa, Batumi, Tbilisi, Nakhichevan, Baku, even a weekly bus via Georgia to Yerevan.
		Trabzon's Mayor, Asim Aykan notes the city has 4,000 years of history, as he puts it, at the crossroads of cultures, and that commerce has always been the driving force of its development.
		This view is echoed by the president of the Trabzon Chamber of Commerce, Nazhar Afacan, who complains of bureaucracy, particularly in Russia, where he says the banking and insurance sectors are still poorly developed.
	www.rferl.org /features/1998/06/F.RU.980624134524.asp (1254 words)

	Eastern BlackSea Scenery Images [ Trabzon OF Rize Images ]
		Lush and green throughout the year, rocky mountains, the cool waters of the coast and plantations of tea, hazelnuts, tobacco and corn, the Black Sea is a unique part of the country.
		Trabzon is another important commercial port on the Black Sea, and it connects with ports in other Black Sea countries.
		Trabzon Castle was founded on an area shaped like a table, and the architecture that developed around the castle reflects Byzantine, Commagene and Ottoman styles.
	www.singlix.com /karadeniz (518 words)

	Trabzon on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Un sauveteur examine les débris de l'avion de transport YAK-42 qui s'est écrasé près de Trabzon, lundi Les corps des 74 pe.
		Les débris de l'avion ukrainien luindi près de Trabzon en Turquie Un avion ukrainien avec 74 personnes à bord, dont 62 sol.
		Les débris de l'avion ukrainien qui s'est écrasé lundi près de Trabzon en Turquie Un avion ukrainien avec 74 personnes à b.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Trabzon.asp (655 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Trabzon at Epinions.com
		Trabzon is an unusual city, seedy at times, but never ever dull.
		Trabzon is an excellent base for visiting this part of the Black Sea coast and the Kackar mountains inland.
		Accommodation....well, in Trabzon, there is certainly no shortage of hotels catering to all budgets, but in the cheaper price bracket it can be a challenge to find somewhere which doesn't rent rooms by the hour.
	www.epinions.com /content_71121407620 (1587 words)

	Trabzon - National Parks International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Trabzon, one of Turkey's largest cities, usually has two images among foreign tourists.
		The first is historical...many come to Trabzon expecting it to resemble the fabled city of Trebizond, and leave very disappointed with the modern-day port city.
		The second is Trabzon's seedy image as the centre for ex-Soviet prostitutes (called "natashas" by the Turks).
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /national-parks-international/trabzon (207 words)

	Trabzon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The hotel situation in Trabzon has changed a bit since the opening of the Russian border.
		Trabzon itself doesn't have too much to offer to the tourist.
		The main thing why people come to Trabzon is the monastery of Sumela, and it's definitely worth it!
	www.1000traveltips.org /trabzon.htm (501 words)

	ArcNews Summer 2005 Issue -- In Trabzon Province, Turkey, Potential Landslide Areas Are Detected with GIS
		According to records kept since 1950, the province of Trabzon, which is located in the northeast region near the Black Sea, is one of the areas where landslides most commonly occur.
		The factors affecting the occurrence of landslides are the morphology of the region, geological structure, weathering of rocks, meteorological characteristics, settlement types, and various types of excavation work.
		In other words, 51 percent of the villages in Trabzon are under landslide risk.
	www.esri.com /news/arcnews/summer05articles/in-trabzon.html (716 words)

	Travels with S/Y Thetis 99: Trabzon, Sumela, Amasya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Trabzon, although it is a bustling and fascinating town, architecturally is dreary like most towns we have seen so far in the region of the Black Sea.
		Because of time constraints (we needed visas) and information we had from Hassan about bandits, and because we could not drive the rented car across the border, it was obvious that we would not be able to go to Georgia.
		Selim's son, Suleyman the Magnificent, was born in Trabzon.
	www.sy-thetis.org /Thetis99/Trabzon/Trabzon.html (8082 words)

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