Petekli is a village in the
Sürmene
Sürmene (; , ''Sourmena''; , romanized as ''Sürmena e') is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 166 km2, and its population is 25,950 (2022). In ancient times the town of Hyssus or Hyssos () was nearby. The ...
district of the city
Trabzon
Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...
.
History
The original name of the settlement was Makavla.In the Ottoman land registry of 1530, the settlement is recorded as a village named Makavla, belonging to the
Sürmene
Sürmene (; , ''Sourmena''; , romanized as ''Sürmena e') is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 166 km2, and its population is 25,950 (2022). In ancient times the town of Hyssus or Hyssos () was nearby. The ...
district of that time.
Geography
It is 35 km away from the Trabzon city center and 4 km away from the Sürmene district center
Population
References
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Sürmene
Populated places in Trabzon Province