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  Trabzon, Turkey
Trabzon is famous throughout Turkey for its anchovies, which are the main meal in many restaurants in the city.
The terrain in Trabzon is such that although the view commands a view far above that of the buildings below, the view is still close enough to be able to observe the flow of traffic and the people moving around in the city.
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.
www.creekin.net /c7086-n187-trabzon-turkey.html   (718 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Trabzon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond (Modern Greek: Τραπεζούντα, Trapezoúnta; Ancient Greek: Τραπεζοῦς, Trapezoûs), is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province.
Trabzon is famous throughout Turkey for its anchovies, which are the main meal in many restaurants in the city.
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.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Trabzon   (519 words)

  
 Trabzon Province - Definition, explanation
Trabzon is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast.
Its adjacent provinces are Giresun to the west, Gumushane to the southwest, Bayburt to the southeast and Rize to the east.
Trabzon was made part of the Ottoman Empire by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1461.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/t/tr/trabzon_province.php   (252 words)

  
 Trabzon Summary
Trabzon was captured during World War I by forces under the command of the Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich of Russia.
Trabzon is famous throughout Turkey for its anchovies, which are the main meal in many restaurants in the city.
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.
www.bookrags.com /Trabzon   (1341 words)

  
 ArcNews Summer 2005 Issue -- In Trabzon Province, Turkey, Potential Landslide Areas Are Detected with GIS
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.
Since the province covers a large area (4,660 square kilometers), the study is largely dependent on spatial data.
www.esri.com /news/arcnews/summer05articles/in-trabzon.html   (716 words)

  
 T.C.TRABZON VALİLİĞİ
Trabzon is an old city that has weathered the storms of battle, invasion, natural disaster and internal upheaval.
The years have awarded Trabzon with medallions of progress-historic libraries, the fourth university to be established in Turkey, some of the first health and medical foundations, ever-expanding port facilities, a marina, a busy airport, a World Trade Centre, museums and foundations in support of the Arts.
The province of Trabzon is filled with ruins and historical artifacts that range from castles to monasteries.
www.trabzon.gov.tr /eng/eng_index.aspx   (650 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond (Greek:), is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province.
Trabzon is famous throughout Turkey for its anchovies, which are the main meal in many restaurants in the city.
Trabzon Museum is located in the town center and offers interesting exhibits on the history of the region, including an impressive collection of Byzantine-era artifacts.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Trabzon   (2384 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   (519 words)

  
 T.C. Kultur Bakanligi / Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey
It must be admitted that the best descriptions of Trabzon, where until the first quarter of this century Muslim and Christian lived side by side, where the ezan, or call to prayer, mingled with the sound of church bells, were those of travellers.
When Ömer Güner was chairman of the Trabzon Journalists' Association he arranged special programmes in the knowledge that he had a duty to respect the talents his city had produced and take an interest in their work.
Trabzon possesses bazaars where exquisite examples of both these crafts illuminate the area around them with their gentle sheen.
www.discoverturkey.com /english/yeni/trabzon/culture.html   (2047 words)

  
 US-TR/ TRABZON'S BYZANTINE CHURCHES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Trabzon is a city on Turkey’s Eastern Black Sea coast constructed on terraces and hemmed in by the natural ramparts of the Soganli, Zigana, Canik and Caucasian mountains.
Persian domination of Trabzon, as in the rest of Anatolia, was brought to an end by Alexander the Great’s eastern campaign in 334 BC.
Trabzon’s churches reflected its status as a city of economic and strategic importance, and it is those which have survived to the present day that are the subject of this article.
www.us-tr.com /icerik/articles/trabzon_churches.html   (1189 words)

  
 Ataman Hotel - Trabzon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Trabzon is a city on Turkey’s Eastern Black Sea coast constructed on terraces and hemmed in by the natural ramparts of the Soğanlı, Zigana, Canik and Caucasian mountains.
Persian domination of Trabzon, as in the rest of Anatolia, was brought to an end by Alexander the Great’s eastern campaign in 334 BC.
Trabzon’s churches reflected its status as a city of economic and strategic importance, and it is those which have survived to the present day that are the subject of this article.
www.atamanhotel.com /trabzon.html   (1189 words)

  
 Trabzon - All About Turkey
In 1411 the Saint Savas Church built in the Boztepe slope was decorated; according to the people the construction of the bell tower and belfry of the Saint Sophia Church was completed in 1427 and the drawing of the pictures on the arches of the entrance door of the Church was terminated in 1444.
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.
Trabzon was the center of one of the 39 provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
www.allaboutturkey.com /trabzon.htm   (4835 words)

  
 Trabzon, Turkey
The port town and provincial capital of Trabzon (ancient Trapezunt) is the most important town on the eastern Black Sea coast and the third largest of the Turkish Black Sea towns after Samsun and Zonguldak.
The road from Trabzon over the Gümüshane pass (Zigana pass 2,030m/6,660ft) through the Pontic Mountains to the Eastern Anatolian Plain has been a major factor in the development of the port.
In recent decades Trabzon has shared in the general economic upturn of eastern Turkey and the harbor has been extended to enable it to handle vessels with a deeper draught.
www.planetware.com /turkey/trabzon-tr-tr-tr.htm   (432 words)

  
 ...::: TRABZON TİCARET ve SANAYİ ODASI :::...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Trabzon where Yavuz Sultan Selim becomes a governor while he was sultan's son, Süleyman the Magnificent's birth place had been become a province in 1868.
Trabzon which was visited 3 times by our republic's founder The Great Atatürk, recently step forward as an important centre of trade, economy, education, culture, tourism and medical services.
Trabzon concerning geographical location is a province with a great economic potential.
www.ttso.org.tr /english/index.php?link=trabzontarihi   (254 words)

  
 TRABZON GREEK: A LANGUAGE WITHOUT A TONGUE by Ömer Asan
According to the statistics for 2000, in Trabzon, our chosen field of research, there are 95,015 inhabitants living in 205 forest villages but, at the same time, there are thousands of natives of Trabzon that preserve their cultural identity in other parts of the country or even abroad.
The aim of this thesis is obviously to oppose divergent interpretations regarding the ethnic and religious roots of the Muslim population of Trabzon.
That is why, after the conquest of the province of Trabzon by Mehmet the Conqueror, the Greeks (Yunanlar) living in this section of the empire and along the Black Sea coasts preserved their language, although with a few variants, and never adopted Turkish as comprehensively as did the inhabitants of Asia Minor.
www.karalahana.com /english/omer_asan.htm   (10126 words)

  
 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
The mosque was constructed by one of the governors of Trabzon Hazinedarzade Osman Pasha in 1839.
The structure is known to be constructed in 16th century by the Governor of Trabzon İskender Pasha.
According to the rumors, Barnabas and his nephew comes to Trabzon having the Portrait of Mother Mary and the childhood of Jesus, which is said to be painted by St. Luke.
www.turizm.gov.tr /EN/Yonlendir.aspx?17A16AE30572D313E603BF9486D4371D1FF7DF19AEB38515   (1498 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.
lexicorient.com /e.o/trabzon.htm   (519 words)

  
 ...::: TRABZON TİCARET ve SANAYİ ODASI :::...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Trabzon, due to its rich history, numerous historical places and memorials, culture, geographical and trade centre positions, is a very popular city of tourism.
Binding the future of Trabzon to the Agriculture-Trade-Tourism formulation brought important progress in tourism sector with it in the last years.
Especially a wonderful sight of Sumela monastery, constructed beside the cave in the mid section of steep rock of one of the mountains near to Altindere village, attracts thousands of domestic and foreign tourists.
www.ttso.org.tr /english/index.php?link=trabzonturizm   (269 words)

  
 Using GIS to Produce Cancer Incidence Maps: A Case Study of Trabzon, Turkey
Trabzon province of Turkey is selected as a study area.
Its population in 2000 is recorded as 975 137, and according to the data of 2000; the population density of Trabzon is 209.
Administrative unit map of Trabzon was used as the base map for the application to cancer cases is demonstrated on it.
www.gisdevelopment.net /application/health/planning/healthp_001pf.htm   (2150 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   (314 words)

  
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Of the 17 sub-provinces within the province of Trabzon, the largest is Akçaabat with a population of 120,693.
Trabzon was one of the terminal points of the Silk Road joining Europe and Asia; thanks to this it has played host to various civilizations throughout its long history and has a rich cultural heritage.
The ‘Trabzon 2011 EYOF Candidature Committee’ (TEYOFCC), established and empowered to represent the City of Trabzon by the MOS is the legal body responsible for the candidature of Trabzon.
www.turkishnoc.org /eng/EYOF-eng.doc   (10029 words)

  
 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
The mosque was constructed by one of the governors of Trabzon Hazinedarzade Osman Pasha in 1839.
According to the rumors, Barnabas and his nephew comes to Trabzon having the Portrait of Mother Mary and the childhood of Jesus, which is said to be painted by St. Luke.
As Fatih Sultan Mehmet conquered Trabzon Province in 26 October 1461, similar to his behaviours in Istanbul, he protects most of the churches in Trabzon and meanwhile the Sumela Monastery like the Hagia Sophia Church and even grant land and donate gold to the monastery.
www.kultur.gov.tr /EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313404F9755767D76FF64FCDB8C1B1E6E40   (1491 words)

  
 TRABZON GREEK: A LANGUAGE WITHOUT A TONGUE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
According to the statistics for 2000, in Trabzon, our chosen field of research, there are 95,015 inhabitants living in 205 forest villages but, at the same time, there are thousands of natives of Trabzon that preserve their cultural identity in other parts of the country or even abroad.
The aim of this thesis is obviously to oppose divergent interpretations regarding the ethnic and religious roots of the Muslim population of Trabzon.
That is why, after the conquest of the province of Trabzon by Mehmet the Conqueror, the Greeks (Yunanlar) living in this section of the empire and along the Black Sea coasts preserved their language, although with a few variants, and never adopted Turkish as comprehensively as did the inhabitants of Asia Minor.
lahana.org /index.php?topic=74.0   (10301 words)

  
 Trabzon province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/trabzon_province   (123 words)

  
 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
Many villages in the Şalpazar district of the Trabzon province still migrate en masse to the plateaux, with big celebrations along the way.
The mountain plateau houses of Trabzon are small, with a few rooms inside.In fact, they are a scaled-down copy of the houses in the villages and are made of wood and stone.
In the plateau houses in the east of the province there is a space referred to as “otana”, a small entrance hall which gives access to the kitchen, and from there entrance to the larder or room is direct.
www.kultur.gov.tr /EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D3137A2395174CFB32E1907A48226BB53664   (1862 words)

  
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All of these provinces, considered to be potential flash points, or bones of contention in the lingering Turkish-Armenian conflict, were put under the jurisdiction of the High Command of the Third Army, headquartered in Erzurum.
In Trabzon province, for example, thousands of children were allowed to be left behind as the adults were pushed into deportation convoys.
A large part of the Armenian population of that province, about 20-25,000, in particular that of Erzincan, was massacred at that narrow gorge with the help of the irregulars, i.e., the brigands of the 86th Cavalry Regiment of the 29th division of the Ninth Army Corps of the Ottoman Third Army headquartered in Erzurum.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /cragsite/Children.htm   (5833 words)

  
 USEFUL INFORMATION - National Parks of Turkey by Turkish Travel
In the province of Aydin, where Mt. Samsundagi plunges into the sea is a park of river valleys, flora, fauna, beaches and cliffs.
In the province of Balikesir 18 km south of Bandirma is a bird preserve with over 200 species; it is an important stopover and rest area for many European species.
In the province of Tunceli, this park has -streams full of trout, springs, flora and fauna.Camping, picnicking and fishing are possible.
www.turkishtravel.com /useful13.htm   (1369 words)

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