Kuzayca is a village in the
Pazar District,
Rize Province
Rize Province () is a province of northeast Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. The province of Erzurum is to the south. Its area is 3,835 km2, and its population is 344,016 (2022). The capital is the city of R ...
, in
Black Sea Region of Turkey. Its population is 278 (2021).
History
According to ''list of villages in
Laz language
The Laz or Lazuri language () is a Kartvelian languages, Kartvelian language spoken by the Laz people on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea. In 2007, it was estimated that there were around 20,000 native speakers in Turkey, in a strip of ...
'' book (2009), name of the village is Surminat, which means "people from Sürmene". Most villagers are ethnically
Laz or
Hemshin.
Geography
The village is located away from
Pazar.
References
Villages in Pazar District, Rize
Laz settlements in Turkey
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