Laodicea Pontica

Ladik
Ladik
Coordinates: 41°31′N 35°35′E / 41.517°N 35.583°E / 41.517; 35.583Coordinates: 41°31′N 35°35′E / 41.517°N 35.583°E / 41.517; 35.583
Country	Turkey
Province	Samsun
Area
• District	464.83 km2 (179.47 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Urban	8,503
• District	17,274
• District density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Climate	Csb

Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Selim Özbalci (AKP).

Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea (Greek: Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia was a Hellenistic town in Pontus. The city was founded in the hills (altitude 1000 m) not far west of the lake Stiphane Limne, southwest of Amisus (modern Samsun).

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