Bafra is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Covering about 1,500 km2, and with over 140,000 inhabitants it is a settlement located 20 kilometres from the Black Sea, in the fertile
Samsun is a city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of
Bafra
…conditions. The city is well known in Turkey for its ice cream, cigarettes, tobacco and agricultural produce. The city is located 52 km northwest of Samsun and is connected by State road D.010. The name of the municipality is thought to have come from the Phoenician name "bafira" or "bavra". Other beliefs…
A mosaic in the Samsun Museum
Parts of goose-headed and camel-headed Phrygian pottery vessels
General view of Samsun, circa 1851.
People from Samsun. National costumes in Ottoman era, 1910s