Alucra
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 Alucra
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| Coordinates: 40°19′N 38°46′E / 40.317°N 38.767°ECoordinates: 40°19′N 38°46′E / 40.317°N 38.767°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Region | Black Sea |
| Province | Giresun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Asım Kaymakçı (AKP) |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,083.27 km2 (418.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,524 m (5,000 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 4,250 |
| • District | 8,823 |
| • District density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 28700 |
| Area code(s) | 0454 |
| Licence plate | 28 |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | http://www.alucra.bel.tr |
Alucra is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 130 km (81 mi) from the city of Giresun. It was a district of Şebinkarahisar province between 1924-1933.
Alucra is a modification of the Ottoman Empire name El Ücra meaning far-off' or remote.
Alucra is an inland district, high in the Giresun Mountains, in the upper reaches of the Kelkit River. The weather on the Black Sea coast is typically wet and humid but Alucra is high inland therefore much cooler in winter, when it snows, and then dry and hot in summer. The snow melts in March and April and the spring rains last until June, during these months the rivers are full. The countryside is high mountain and pasture, with fir tree cover on the north-facing mountainsides and bare southern faces. Cattle are grazed in the pastures and some wheat is grown despite the dry summers, and in general Alucra is a collection of remote villages.
Local cuisine includes:
In July there is a well-known summer festival
This area has firstly been settled by the Hittites in ancient era. During the Middle Ages Alucra was the part of the Byzantine Empire, disrupted by the Arab armies of the Abbasid caliphate.
Turks first came to the area in their 11th century movement into Anatolia from their homeland in Central Asia following their defeat of the Byzantines at the Battle of Malazgirt. From 1054 this area was settled by the Kipchak Turks from southern Russia, who moved into the area along the Black Sea coast, under the loose authority of the Seljuk Turks. The Seljuks assumed direct control by defeating the Mengujekids in 1228 but their rule came to an end with their defeat by the Mongol hordes at Kösedağ in 1243.
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