Akkuş is a municipality and

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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, ...

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. Its area is 697 km², 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

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range inland from the

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coast. Two rivers, the Tifi and the

Karakuş Karakuş (''lit.'' 'black bird') is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ayhan Karakuş (born 1989), Turkish wrestler * Hamit Karakus Hamit Karakus (born 22 February 1965) is a Turkish-Dutch politician and police offi ...

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

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. The first

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rulers were the

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and

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and then from the 15th century the

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Composition

There are 44

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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 *

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* Seferli * Subaşı * Tuzakköy * Yazlıkbelen * Yenimahalle * Yeşilgüneycik * Yeşilköy * Yolbaşı * Yukarıdüğencili

Image gallery

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References

External links

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District governor's official website
*
Local information website

Road map of Akkuş and environs

Various images of Akkuş, Ordu
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akkus Populated places in Ordu Province Districts of Ordu Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey