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2.  TRABZON IS A CITY ON THE
BLACKSEA COAST OF NORTH-
EASTERN TURKEY.
 TRABZON, LOCATED ON THE
HISTORICAL SILK ROAD, BECAME
A MELTING POT OF RELIGIONS,
LANGUAGES AND CULTURE FOR
CENTURIES AND A TRADE
GATEWAY TO IRAN IN THE
SOUTHEAST AND
THE CAUCASUS TO THE
NORTHEAST

3. THE TURKISH NAME OF THE
CITY IS TRABZON. IT IS
HISTORICALLY KNOWN
ASTREBIZOND, TRAPEZUND, TRI
BISONDE AND TRAPEZUS.
IN LATIN, TRABZON WAS
CALLED TRAPEZUS, WHICH IS
THE LATINIZATION OF
THE ANCIENT
GREEK ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟῦΣ
(TRAPEZOUS), THE FIRST NAME
OF THE CITY. (ΤΡΆΠΕΖΑ MEANT
"TABLE" IN ANCIENT GREEK;
NOTE THE TABLE ON THE COIN
IN THE FIGURE.) BOTH
IN PONTIC GREEK AND
MODERN GREEK, IT IS CALLED
ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟΎΝΤΑ
(TRAPEZOUNDA).

4. TRABZON IS ONE OF THE
MAJOR CITIES
OF TURKEY AND THE BIGGEST
ONE IN THE EASTERN BLACK
SEA REGION. DUE TO
RAINY CLIMATE EVEN IN THE
SUMMER MONTHS, IT HAS
LOTS OF GREEN FORESTS AND
MOUNTAINS WITH
MANY RIVERS AND
HIGHLANDS.

5. THERE ARE MAJOR
ROADS CONNECTING
TRABZON TO OTHER
CITIES, AND A BIG
HARBOR FOR
INTERNATIONAL
SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN
THE BLACK SEA AND AN
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT.

7. SUMELA MONASTERY (MACKA)

8. SITUATED IN A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND NATURAL
SETTING, SUMELA MONASTERY BUILT IN THE
14TH CENTURY IS NESTLED INTO THE SIDE OF
ROCKS IN A FAMOUS VALLEY IN MAÇKA, ONLY 50
KILOMETERS AWAY FROM TRABZON. THE
SETTING IS 1200 METERS ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL.
TWO GREEK MONKS, BARNABY AND
SOPHRONIOS STARTED THE ORIGINAL
BUILDING. THE 7TH CENTURY ICON APPARENTLY
PAINTED BY AN ANONYMOUS TRABZON ARTIST
BECAME THE SYMBOL OF THE MONASTERY.

10. Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya)
* IT WAS BUILT IN COVERED GREEK CROSS ARCHITECTURE
DURING THE REIGN OF KING MANUEL I KOMMENOS IN 13TH
CENTURY.
*MUSLIM SELJUK STONE WORKERS ALSO WORKED FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF HAGIA SOPHIA CHURCH AND THE CHURCH
CONTINUED ITS SERVICE UNTIL 1670 AFTER OTTOMANS INVADED
THE REGION IT WAS CONVERTED INTO A MOSQUE IN 1670 AND
SERVED AS A STORAGE AND HOSPITAL DURING WORLD WAR I.
LATER IT SERVED AS A MOSQUE AGAIN. THE CHAPEL IN THE
NORTH OF THE CHURCH IS OLDER AND THE BELL TOWER AND WAS
BUILT IN 1427.
*HAGIA SOPHIA CHURCH WAS CONVERTED INTO A MUSEUM IN
1964 AND THEN INTO A MOSQUE AGAIN IN 2013.
* IT IS LOCATED AT THREE KILOMETERS WEST OF THE CITY. IT IS
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH HAGIA SOPHIA MUSEUMIN ISTANBUL
*ITS NAME COMES FROM GREEK: HAGIA SOPHIA MEANS DIVINE
WISDOM.

12.  THE MANSION, WHICH WAS BUILT BY A RICH
GREEK BANKER NAMED KONSTANTINOS
KAPPAGIANIDIS, IS AN EXAMPLE OF 19TH CENTURY
EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE.
 ATATÜRK STAYED IN THIS HOUSE WHEN HE VISITED
TRABZON IN 1930 AND IN 1937, WAS BOUGHT
BY TRABZON MUNICIPALITY IN 1964 AFTER HE DIED
IN 1938 IN DOLMABAHCE PALACE, ISTANBUL.
 THE MANSION HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AS A MUSEUM
SINCE 1964. IT IS 7 KILOMETERS FROM DOWNTOWN
AND IS LOCATED IN SOGUKSU.
Atatürk Mansion

14. LONG LAKE
 Long Lake is a lake situated to the south of the city of
Trabzon, in the Çaykara district of Trabzon
Province, Turkey.
 The area is most famous for its natural beauty. Located
in a valley between high rising mountains, the lake
and village at first appear inaccessible.
 Over the years, the picturesque lake, its village and the
surrounding valley have become popular tourist
attractions.

16. FOOD AND DRINKS
AKÇAABAT MEATBALL IS
FAMOUS IN TRABZON. YOU
SHOULD TASTE IT.

17. STEAMED FISH WITH
CHEDDAR CHEESE IS AMONG
THE MOST DELICIOUS FOOD.

18. KUYMAK ,MADE OF
CHEESE, CORN FLOUR AND
WATER, IS INDISPENSABLE
FLAVOR OF BREAKFASTS .

19. LAZ PIE IS AMONG THE MOST
DELICIOUS DESSERTS.

20. YOU SHOULD DRINK
SAMOVAR TEA BY THE VIEW
OF TRABZON AT BOZTEPE.

21. TRABZON IS FAMOUS FOR ITS HANDCRAFTS AND
JEWELLERY

22. FOOTBALL
 FOOTBALL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
SPORT FOR TRABZON’S PEOPLE.
 TRABZONSPORT IS IN SUPER LEAGUE IN
TURKEY.

23. OSCAR CARDOZO,
FAMOUS FORWARD PLAYER
*TRABZONSPORT HAS 7
CHAMPIONSHIP IN SUPER LEAGUE.
*IT WAS THE CHAMPION OF
2010-2011 SEASON.

24. MUSIC
KEMENÇE IS THE FOLKLORIC
INSTRUMENT OF TRABZON.

25. HORON IS THE FOLKLORIC DANCE OF TRABZON. IT IS PLAYED
WTTH THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF DRUM AND KEMENÇE .

26. TRABZON CITY HAS A FAMOUS
SLOGAN

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