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Trabzon

Also known as Trebizond, Trapezous, Trapezus, Trapezounta, Trapizon, Trebizonde, Trapezunt, Trebisonda

Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Historically known as Trebizond, the city was founded in 756 BC as Trapezous by Greek colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great and was later part of the independent Kingdom of Pontus that challenged Rome until 68 BC. Thenceforth part of the Roman and later Byzantine Empire, the city was the capital of the Empire of Trebizond, one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire after the Fourth Crusade in 1204. In 1461 it came under Ottoman rule.

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Trabzon is a city on Turkey's Black Sea coast with roots going back to ancient Greek colonization in 756 BC, making it one of the region's historically significant settlements. The city gained particular importance as the capital of the Empire of Trebizond, a major Byzantine successor state that existed after the Fourth Crusade, until it fell under Ottoman control in 1461.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Трапезунд
Population: 824352
Area: 4685
Elevation: 0
Official website: www.trabzon.bel.tr
Image: Long Lake of Trabzon.jpg
Dialing code: 462

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Commons category: Trabzon
postal code: 61000
Commons gallery: Trabzon
native label: Trabzon
rural population: 74211
social media followers: 61800
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urban population: 142008
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Contents

Name
History
Iron Age and Classical Antiquity
Byzantine period
Empire of Trebizond
Ottoman era
Modern era
Geography
Climate
Economy
People
History
Urbanization
Main sights
Culture
Education
Cuisine
Sports
Mayors of Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality
Notable residents
International relations
Twin towns - sister cities
See also
Notes and references
Further reading
External links

During the early modern period, Trabzon, because of the importance of its port, again became a focal point of trade to Persia and the Caucasus. Today Trabzon is the second largest city and port on the Black Sea coast of Turkey with a population of almost 300,000. The urban population of the city is 330,836 (Ortahisar), with a metropolitan population of 822,270 (whole province). Trabzon province has 18 districts in total.