Gümüşhane
| Gümüşhane | |
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| Municipality | |
 Gümüşhane
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| Coordinates: 40°27′35″N 39°28′40″E / 40.45972°N 39.47778°ECoordinates: 40°27′35″N 39°28′40″E / 40.45972°N 39.47778°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Gümüşhane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ercan Çimen (AKP) |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,788.83 km2 (690.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,227 m (4,026 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 32,444 |
| • District | 44,888 |
| • District density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Gümüşhane (Turkish: [ɡyˈmyʃaːˌne], Argyròpolis, Αργυρόπολις in Greek) is a city and the capital district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The city lies along the Harşit River, at an elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m), about 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Trabzon. According to the 2010 census, population of Gümüşhane urban center is 28,620. The district covers an area of 1,789 km2 (691 sq mi), and the town lies at an elevation of 1,227 m (4,026 ft). Coordinates on world : 40°27′35″N 39°28′40″E
It is suggested that the ancient Thia (Θεία in Greek, a settlement of Roman, Late Roman and Byzantine periods) was located 4 miles west of modern Gümüşhane, in modern Beşkilise. In Byzantine period, there was a town named Tzanicha or Tzantzakon (Τζάνιχα, Τζάντζακον in Byzantine Greek), possibly located 2 miles to the west of Gümüşhane.
Around 840 AD, the area was included in the new Roman (Byzantine) province of Chaldia (Χαλδία). It was later ruled by the Byzantine Empire of Trebizond.
During Ottoman years, the sanjak of Gümüşhane fell under the administration successively Rum Province, Erzurum Province and Trabzon Province, and was divided into four kazas: Gümüşhane, Torul (capital city Ardassa), Şiran (Cheriana), and Kelkit (Keltik).
The sanjak in which Gümüşhane was situated at some stage comprised 37 mines of argentiferous lead and six copper mines. There is no evidence that these mines were in use during Byzantine times.
As for the name of the city during the Ottoman period, Greek-speaking population was also using the name Gümüşhane (Γκιμισχανά and Κιουμουσχανά) but, in the first decades of 19th century, the hellenized form Argyròpolis (Αργυρόπολις, from argyros "silver" and polis "city") was established.
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