Rize Province
Rize Province (Armenian: Ռիզե, romanized: Rrize; Laz: რიზინი, romanized: Rizini; Georgian: რიზე, romanized: Rize) is a province of northeast Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin.
Rize Province
Rrize Ռիզե Rizini რიზინი Rize რიზე | |
|---|---|
Province | |
Location of Rize Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | East Black Sea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,920 km2 (1,510 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 344,359 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Armenian (Hemshin),[2][a] Georgian, Laz and Turkish people live in Rize.
References
- ↑ "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ Simonian, Hovann (2007). The Hemshin: History, Society and Identity in the Highlands of Northeast Turkey. Routledge. p. 320, "The Hemshin People live in [...] from the county of Çayeli, in the province of Rize, as far east as the Georgian border of the county of Hopa, in the province of Artvin."
Notes
- ↑ Parenthesis marks have been removed in quote.