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Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Selim Özbalci (AKP).
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Map of Ladik, 55760 Ladik%2FSamsun, Turkey
History
Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea (Greek: Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia was a Hellenistic town in Pontus. The city was founded in the hills (altitude 1000 m) not far west of the lake Stiphane Limne, southwest of Amisus (modern Samsun).
References
Ladik Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA