Ordu Province

Information about Ordu Province

Ordu Province
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Location of Ordu Province
Location of Ordu Province in Turkey
Overview
Region:Black Sea Region, Turkey
Area:6,001(km)
Total Population890,781 TUIK 2006 (est)
Licence plate code:52
Area code:0452
Governor Websitehttp://www..gov.tr
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Ordu is a province of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest, Tokat to the southwest, Sivas to the south, and Giresun to the east. The capital of the province is the city of Ordu.
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A typical Ordu farm house

Etymology

"Ordu" means 'army' in the Turkish language (and the word has come down in modern English as the word horde). However the etymology of this Turkish province is not related to this word, it is an adaptation of Cotyora, the earlier Greek language place name.

Geography

Ordu is a strip of Black Sea coast and the hills behind, historically an agricultural and fishing area and in recent years, tourism has seen an increase, mainly visitors from Russia and Georgia, as Ordu boasts some of the best beaches, rivers, and lush, green mountains on the Black Sea coast. Walking in the high pastures is now a popular excusrion for Turkish holidaymakers.

Ordu is famous for hazelnuts. Turkey as a whole produces about 70 percent of the world's hazelnuts, and over 50 percent of those come from Ordu.[1] The recent drop in hazelnut prices however have led farmers to supplement their income with honeybees. The higher altitudes are covered in forest.
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Raising bees among hazelnut trees


The province is home to a minority of Cheveneburi Georgians[2].

In recent decades many people from Ordu have migrated away to jobs in Istanbul or abroad.

Districts

Ordu province is divided into 19 districts (capital district in bold):

Places to see

Ordu has an attractive coast including pretty bays and the cleanest and longest beaches on this stretch of the Black Sea coast. Specific sites include:
  • The Russian bazaar in the city of Ordu
  • Boztepe - a 460 m hill above the city.
  • Karagöl - a crater lake at 3107 m, above the plateau of Çambaşı
  • Yason (Jason) point - a headland in Perşembe
  • Çambaşı Yaylası a high plateau

Well-known residents

References

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Samsun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,209,137 (2000). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast, and Ordu on the east. It's traffic code is 55.
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Tokat is a province in northern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Amasya to the northwest, Yozgat to the southwest, Sivas to the southeast, and Ordu to the northeast. Its capital is Tokat, which lies inland of the middle Black Sea region, 422 kilometers from Ankara.
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Sivas (Kurdish: Sêwas) is located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kayseri to the southwest, Kahramanmaraş to the south, Malatya to the southeast,
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Giresun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane to the south-west, Erzincan to the south, Sivas to the south-east, and Ordu to the west. The provincial capital is Giresun.
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Ordu (Greek: Κοτύωρα Cotyora) is a port on the Black Sea coast of Turkey and the capital city of Ordu Province.
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Fatsa is a town and a large district of Ordu Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey.

Etymology

The name Fatsa derives from Fanizan daughter of Pharnaces II the King of Pontus, and has since mutated through Fanise, Phadsane
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Gölköy is a town and a district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The town is located 60 km inland from the city of Ordu on the road to Sivas.

Gölköy itself is a small town of 24,000 people.
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Gürgentepe is a small town and a mountainous district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 48 km inland from the city of Ordu.

Gürgentepe is a district of steep mountain valleys on the road between the cities of Ordu and Sivas, both transportation and
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Kabadüz is a town and a district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

Kabadüz is a district of green hillsides, 21km inland from the city of Ordu.
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Korgan is a town and a district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

History

The district of Korgan has been a source of iron ore since the reign of Mithridates, King of Pontus, and even before that the area was occupied by Persians in the reign of
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Kumru is a town and a district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

Kumru is a small, remote town sandwiched between two mountains, 33km inland from the Black Sea coast.
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