Rize
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| Coordinates: 41°01′29″N 40°31′20″E / 41.02472°N 40.52222°ECoordinates: 41°01′29″N 40°31′20″E / 41.02472°N 40.52222°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Rize |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reşat Kasap (AKP) |
| Area | |
| • District | 250.14 km2 (96.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 104,508 |
| • District | 141,524 |
| • District density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Post code | 5300 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
Rize is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey.
The name comes from Greek ρίζα (riza) or Ριζαίον (Rizaion), meaning "mountain slopes". In modern times, its name in Greek was usually Ριζούντα (Rizounta). Its Latin forms are Rhizus and Rhizaeum, the latter of which is used in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees as the name of bishopric of the town, which was once part of the late Roman province of Pontus Polemoniacus). In the Ottoman period, it was called Rize (ريزه). The Armenian name is Rize (Ռիզե), the Georgian name is Rize (რიზე), Laz name is Rizini (რიზინი)
The first written mention of Rize is made by Arrian in a work named Periplus of the Euxine Sea, as a city founded at the mouth of the homonymous river (the ancient and Byzantine ῾Ρίζιος ποταμός). Dated at 130–131 AD and written as a letter to Roman Emperor Hadrian, the work records how its author, the governor of Cappadocia, made an inspection tour of the Eastern Black Sea territories that were part of his jurisdiction, first visiting the Roman Empire's Eastern Anatolian frontier garrisons before pushing on to the Black Sea coast in the Trabzon (Trebizond) region.
The city is built around a small bay on the Black Sea coast, on a narrow strip of flat land between the sea and the mountains behind. The coastal strip is being expanded with landfill and the city is growing up the steep hillsides away from the coast. Rize enjoys a mild, extremely wet climate, vulnerable to storms coming off the Black Sea and therefore the surrounding countryside is rich with vegetation and is attracting more and more visitors every year.
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