Country Turkey Subregion Samsun Area 9,579 km² Area code 362 | Region West Black Sea Vehicle registration 55 Capital Samsun | |
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Colleges and Universities Ondokuz Mayıs University, Canik Başarı University Clubs and Teams Samsunspor, İlkadım Belediyesi Yabancılar Pazarı Spor Points of interest SS Bandırma, Amisos Tepesi, Gazi Müzesi, Hayvanat Bahçesi, Gençlik Parkı Destinations Samsun, Bafra, Ladik, Vezirköprü, Tekkeköy | ||
Samsun Province (Turkish: Samsun ili) 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 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.
Contents
Map of Samsun, Turkey
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 included in the municipality of Samsun city (shown in boldface letters).
History
Surgical instruments are manufactured in the province today and were 4000 years ago. The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, started the Turkish War of Independence here on May 19, 1919.