Samsun

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city port city provincial capital

Samsun is a major Turkish port city on the Black Sea coast, known as an important regional hub for maritime trade and industry.

Aliases (1)

Samsun Metropolitan Municipality ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → port city → provincial capital →
administrativeDivision	Samsun Metropolitan Municipality →
country	Turkey →
hasAreaCode	+90 362 →
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate → oceanic climate influences →
hasCulturalEvent	19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day celebrations →
hasLandmark	Bandırma Vapuru Museum → Onur Anıtı (Atatürk Monument) →
hasPopulation	approximately 600000 (city proper) → over 1 million (metropolitan area) →
hasPortFunction	export of regional agricultural products → import of industrial goods →
hasPortType	cargo port → commercial port → ferry port →
hasPostalCodeRange	55000–55999 →
hasPrimaryEconomicSectors	agro-industry → manufacturing → services → shipping →
hasSportsClub	Samsunspor →
hasTransportationInfrastructure	Samsun-Çarşamba Airport → highway connections → international port → railway connections →
hasUniversity	Ondokuz Mayıs University →
historicalEvent	landing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on 19 May 1919 →
isCoastalCityOf	Black Sea →
isImportantFor	regional maritime logistics on the Black Sea → trade between Anatolia and Black Sea basin →
isKnownFor	Atatürk memorials → agricultural trade → logistics and shipping → role in Turkish War of Independence → tobacco industry (historically) →
isProvincialCapitalOf	Samsun Province →
isRegionalHubFor	industry → maritime trade →
language	Turkish →
locatedIn	Turkey →
locatedInRegion	Black Sea Region →
locatedOn	Black Sea →
locatedOnRiverMouth	Kızılırmak River (nearby region) → Yeşilırmak River (nearby region) →
timeZone	TRT (UTC+3) →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Samsun ("Samsun Metropolitan Municipality") →	administrativeDivision
Black Sea →	hasMajorPort
Genoese colonies in Crimea →	hasPart