Amasya is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity. It is the seat of Amasya Province and Amasya District. Its population is 114,921 (2021). Amasya stands in the mountains above the Black Sea (Karadeniz) coast, set apart from the rest of Anatolia in a narrow valley along the banks of the Yeşilırmak River. Although near the Black Sea, this area is high above the coast and has an inland climate, well-suited to growing apples, for which Amasya province, one of the provinces in north-central Anatolia Turkey, is famed. It was the home of the geographer Strabo and the birthplace of the 15th century Armenian scholar and physician Amirdovlat Amasiatsi. Located in a narrow cleft of the Yeşilırmak (Iris) river, it has a history of 7,500 years with many traces still evident today.
A partial view of Amasya seen from Amasya Castle.
Amasya and Yeşilırmak River
Ancient Pontic tombs on the mountain
Strabo was a Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian from Amasya.
The Black Sea Region is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Samsun. Other big cities are Zonguldak, Trabzon, Ordu, Tokat, Giresun, Rize, Amasya and Sinop.
A view of Ordu on the Black Sea coast
The City Walls of Trabzon and the Eugenius Aqueduct are among the oldest remaining structures in the city.
Zilkale Castle in the Çamlıhemşin district of Rize Province
Panoramic view of the Pontic Mountains in the Black Sea Region of Turkey
