Limanköy is a neighbourhood of the town

Çayeli Çayeli () is a town in Rize Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey, 18 km east of the city of Rize. It is the seat of Çayeli District.

Çayeli District Çayeli District is a Districts of Turkey, district of the Rize Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Çayeli.

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, northeastern

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. Its population is 885 (2021).

Infrastructure

Limanköy consists of two boathouses, a harbor, two swimming areas, and a beach. Next to the coast is a highway, which stretches for 2.5 km (1.5 miles). Three

mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

s are there: the Hamuda, Merkez, and Darlik Mosques.

Etymology

Limanköy was formerly known as Artotil during the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

. In present-day it is referred to as Limanköy, which means port village. It is also argued that Limanköy transformed from ''Liman-Koy'', which means bay-port.

Geography

It is situated six kilometers West of central Cayeli, lying east of Büyük Caferpaşa and south of Demirhisar and

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. Limanköy consists of a narrow coastal strip and a large mountain area that rises steeply and runs parallel to the coast. Hill Jandarma ''(Jandarmağun Tepe)'' is the highest point, at 420 metres. The countryside is covered with unspoiled forest.

History

Mapavri has been historically inhabited by the Laz community, a minority in Turkey. It was a part of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of ...

and subsequently the

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until it was taken over by the

under

Mehmet II Mehmed II (; , ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (; ), was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, ...

in 1461. Limanköy was considered a remote region with high rates of poverty. As a result, many generations migrated from Limanköy to larger cities in Turkey and to other countries in search of better opportunities and employment prospects. These waves of immigration slowed down when tea was widely planted in Limanköy in the 1940s.

Community

The local economy is mainly dependent on tea-growing. People also grow

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and

kiwi Kiwi most commonly refers to: * Kiwi (bird), a flightless bird native to New Zealand * Kiwi (nickname), an informal name for New Zealanders * Kiwifruit, an edible hairy fruit with many seeds * Kiwi dollar or New Zealand dollar, a unit of curren ...

. Most of the people who currently live in Limanköy are retirees. Limanköy is famous for its

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s ''(Atmaca)''. In the summer, people sometimes hunt hawks with birds. The literacy rate of the town is 100%. A lot of Turkish parliament members and many successful businessmen were from Limankoy.

Infrastructure

Etymology

Geography

History

Community

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