Akkuş is a municipality and
district of
Ordu Province,
Turkey. Its area is 697 km
2, and its population is 21,258 (2022).
The town lies at an elevation of .
Geography
Akkuş is in the foothills of
Mount Argan in the
Canik
Canik is one of the main municipalities in Samsun, Turkey, located at the east of the city center. The municipality had 89,753 inhabitants as of the 2009 census.
Canik means land of Tzan/Can Laz people and became one of the four town municipaliti ...
range inland from the
Black Sea coast. Two rivers, the
Tifi and the
Karakuş are formed from streams running down from these mountains. The climate is typical of high pasture country, the district is under snow for four to five months of the year, and fog and rain for the remainder. The summer sun occasionally shines and when it does the lush green countryside is beautiful. The area could attract visitors on trekking or winter sports vacations but lacks the infrastructure for this at the moment. The local economy depends on farming, forestry and grazing livestock plus some handicrafts including carpet weaving.
History
Formerly known as ''Karakuş'', the area was once part of the
Kingdom of Pontus. The first
Turkish
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
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*** Turkish communities and mi ...
rulers were the
Danishmend and
Hacıemiroğlu Anatolian beyliks
Anatolian beyliks ( tr, Anadolu beylikleri, Ottoman Turkish: ''Tavâif-i mülûk'', ''Beylik'' ) were small principalities (or petty kingdoms) in Anatolia governed by beys, the first of which were founded at the end of the 11th century. A secon ...
and then from the 15th century the
Ottoman Empire.
Composition
There are 44
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community ...
in Akkuş District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* Akpınar
* Alan
* Ambargürgen
* Çaldere
* Çamalan
* Çamlıca
* Çavdar
* Çayıralan
* Ceyhanlı
* Çökek
* Çukurköy
* Dağyolu
* Damyeri
* Düğencili
* Esentepe
* Gedikli
* Gökçebayır
* Gürgenliyatak
* Haliluşağı
* Karaçal
* Kargı
* Kemikgeriş
* Ketendere
* Kızılelma
* Koçcuvaz
* Külekçili
* Kurtboğaz
* Kuşçulu
* Merkez
* Meyvalı
* Muratlı
* Ormancık
* Ortabölme
* Şahin
* Salman
Salman may refer to:
People
* Salman (name), people with the name
Places in Iran
* Salman, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province
* Salman, alternate name of Deh-e Salman, Lorestan, a village in Lorestan Province
* Salman, Razavi Khorasan, a ...
* Seferli
* Subaşı
* Tuzakköy
* Yazlıkbelen
* Yenimahalle
* Yeşilgüneycik
* Yeşilköy
* Yolbaşı
* Yukarıdüğencili
Image gallery
File:Akkustakış.JPG,
File:Argandakoyun.JPG ,
References
External links
*
District governor's official website
*
Local information website
Road map of Akkuş and environs
Various images of Akkuş, Ordu
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Populated places in Ordu Province
Districts of Ordu Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey