Perşembe ( tr, Perşembe,originated from Persian word "پنج شنبه(/pændʒʃænbɛ/)" meaning Thursday) (formerly ''Vona'', Βόνη in ancient Greek, also ''Heneti'', ჰენეთი in Georgian and Laz languages) is a town and district of Ordu Province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. According to the 2016 census, population of the district is 31,065, with a male population of 15,966 and female population of 15,099. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .

Legend and history

Perşembe is on the Vona Peninsula on the Black Sea coast and is held to be the point where the legendary Jason and the Argonauts were forced to land during their struggle with the storms and currents of the Black Sea. For a long time

Vona Vona is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Franco Vona (born 1964), Italian cyclist *Gábor Vona (born 1978), Hungarian politician *Vona Groarke, Irish poet See also *Vona, Colorado, town in the United States * ...

was part of the Roman Empire and its successors the Byzantine Empire and

Empire of Trebizond The Empire of Trebizond, or Trapezuntine Empire, was a monarchy and one of three successor rump states of the Byzantine Empire, along with the Despotate of the Morea and the Principality of Theodoro, that flourished during the 13th through to t ...

. This era ended in 1461 when Trebizond was overturned by Sultan Mehmet II and Vona was brought into the Ottoman Empire, although there was a Turkish ( Chepni Tribes) community in the town before this date. By 1520 the port of Vona was a predominantly Muslim town. The name of the town derives from the word پنج‌شنبه (penc-şenbe) for Thursday.

Villages

The villages of Perşembe district include Alınca, Anaç, Aziziye, Bekirli, Beyli, Boğazcık, Bolatlı, Çamarası, Çaytepe, Çerli, Doğanköy, Döngeldüzü, Efirli, Ekinciler, Gündoğdu, Hacılar, İmeçli, İstanbulboğazı, Kazancılı, Kovanlı, Kurtuluş, Kutluca, Kuyluca, Mersinköy, Neneli, Okçulu, Ortatepe, Ramazan, Sarayköy, Selimiye, Sırakovancı, Soğukpınar, Şenyurt, Tarlacık, Tepecik, Tepeköy, Yarlı, Yazlık, Yeniköy, Yeniöz, Yeşilköy, and Yumrutaş.

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References

External links

District governor's official website

District municipality's official website

Road map of Perşembe and environs

Various images of Perşembe, Ordu
Populated places in Ordu Province Populated coastal places in Turkey Districts of Ordu Province Cittaslow {{Ordu-geo-stub