Trabzon Province

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Trabzon Essentials

Trabzon’s history is anchored by the 4th-century Sümela Monastery, carved into the cliffs of Altındere Valley, and the 13th-century Hagia Sophia, a former Byzantine church featuring intricate frescoes. The city's landscape includes the landslide-dammed lake of Uzungöl and the panoramic Boztepe hill. Architectural heritage extends to the 18th-century Alacahan caravanserai and the Genoese-built Guzelhisar Castle. Modern landmarks like the Medical Park Stadium sit alongside the cliffside Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery, highlighting the region's transition from a medieval empire to a contemporary Black Sea hub.

Trabzon Essentials — Map

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Sümela Monastery

A Greek Orthodox monastery founded in AD 386, built into a steep cliff face in the Pontic Mountains at an altitude of 1,200 meters. It features a rock church and chapels decorated with 18th-century frescoes.

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Aya Sofya Museum

Hagia Sophia is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461.

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Uzungöl

A landslide-dammed lake situated in the Soğanlı Mountains, characterized by surrounding alpine forests and a prominent mosque located on the shoreline.

Aleksasfi / Public domain

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Boztepe

A hill located above the city center providing panoramic views of the urban landscape and the Black Sea coastline.

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Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery

The Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery, today known in Turkish as Kızlar Monastery, is a former female monastery built during the Empire of…

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Guzelhisar Castle

A Genoese-built fortification, also known as the Arsenal, which was used for ammunition storage during the Ottoman period.

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Alacahan

An 18th-century Ottoman caravanserai that currently functions as a center for traditional Turkish arts and local handicrafts.

Myrat / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Medical Park Stadium

Şenol Güneş Stadium, officially known as Medical Park Stadyumu for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium located in Trabzon, Turkey.

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