Ladik is a city of
Samsun Province,
Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica.
The mayor is Selim Özbalci (AKP).
History
Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea ( grc, Λαοδίκεια), also
transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia, was a
Hellenistic
In Classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in ...
town in
Pontus. The city was founded in the hills (elevation 1000 m) not far west of the lake
Stiphane Limne
Ladik Lake ( tr, Ladik Gölü; grc, Στιφάνη Λίμνη, Stiphane Limne) is a lake in Samsun Province, Asiatic Turkey. Anciently it was called Stiphane, and was located in the northwestern part of ancient Pontus, in the district called Phaz ...
, southwest of
Amisus
Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun recorded a population of 710,000 people. The cit ...
(modern Samsun). It is the birthplace of the Albanian grand vizier
Tayyar Mehmed Pasha
Tayyar Mehmed Pasha (died 24 December 1638) was an Albanians, Albanian Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire, grand vizier. His epithet ''Tayyar'' means "flying", referring to his speed in military operations.
Early years ...
.
See also
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List of ancient Greek cities
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Organizations
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References
Populated places in Samsun Province
Archaeological sites in the Black Sea Region
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey
Seleucid colonies in Anatolia
Greek colonies in Pontus
Ski areas and resorts in Turkey
Districts of Samsun Province
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