Fast and Informative Posts of Trabzon City

Trabzon, which is spread over an area of 4685 square kilometers, is located on the geographic coordinates of 41° 00’ 07’’ North latitude and 39° 43’ 07’’ East longitude. Trabzon is located in the Eastern Black Sea Region and 22.4 percent of the city consists of plateaus and 77.6 percent of hills. Trabzon has a temperate climate distinctive to the Black Sea Region. The average temperature ranges between 7 and 24 degrees throughout the year. Because the city is covered with green forests, the temperature is around 22.3°C in the summer and 4.4°C in the winter on average.

Trabzon has 18 districts named Akçaabat, Araklı, Arsin, Beşikdüzü, Çarşıbaşı, Çaykara, Dernekpazarı, Düzköy, Hayrat, Köprübaşı, Maçka, Of, Ortahisar, Sürmene, Şalpazarı, Tonya, Vakfıkebir and Yomra in addition to 704 neighborhoods.

The food culture of Trabzon, which is described as the “wild daughter of the Black Sea”, has been shaped with sea products in accordance with its location. The most well-known dishes of the city are as follows: Akçaabat meatballs, fried cornbreaded anchovies, hamsiköy sütlacı (local rice pudding), rice with anchovies- anchovies is really popular in this city -, stinging nettle soup, kuymak (a local dish made of cornflour and cheese), kara lahana sarması (stuffed savoy cabbage leaves), pırasa tava (pan-fired leek), Trabzon pidesi (pitta bread), and pickled beans.