Boztepe is neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Altınordu,

Ordu Province Ordu Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast. Its area is 5,914 km2, and its population is 763,190 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest, Tokat to the southwest, ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. Its population is 599 (2022). ''Boztepe'' is also a nearby hill, above sea level. There is a restaurant at the top with views over the city of

Ordu Ordu () or Altınordu is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey and the capital of Ordu Province. The city forms the urban part of the Altınordu, Ordu, Altınordu district, with a population of 235,096 in 2023. Name Kotyora, the origina ...

and the

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. In June 2012, an

aerial lift An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''Gondola lift, gondolas'', or Chairlift, open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more Wire rope, cables. Aeria ...

system entered in service providing an easy way of transportation between the city's coastline and the hilltop. The

Ordu Boztepe Gondola The Ordu Boztepe Gondola () is an aerial lift line in Ordu serving the nearby hilltop Boztepe. It is owned and operated by Ordu Municipality. The long gondola lift line was constructed by the Italian company Leitner Ropeways of Leitner Group t ...

can transport 900 passengers hourly up to the hilltop in 6.5 minutes.

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* Neighbourhoods in Altınordu District Landforms of Ordu Province {{Ordu-geo-stub