Hemshin people
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The Hemshin people, also known as Hemshinli or Hamshenis or Homshetsi, are an ethnographic group of Armenians who mostly practice Sunni Islam after their conversion from Christianity in the beginning
Hemsheni women in Rize, Turkey
Traditional Hemshin bagpipe, Çamlıhemşin, Rize, Turkey.
Hemshin musician Behçet Gülas plays the tulum.
A scenic view in Çamlıhemşin, mostly populated by western Hemshinlis.
Rize Province
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Rize Province is a province of northeast Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. The province of Erzurum is to the south. Its area is 3,835 km2, and its population is 344,01
Hemshin people
…their conversion from Christianity in the beginning of the 18th century and are affiliated with the Hemşin and Çamlıhemşin districts in the province of Rize, Turkey. They are Armenian in origin, and were originally Christians and members of the Armenian Apostolic Church, but evolved into a distinct community…
Pokut Yayla in Rize
A view from Ayder plateau
A general view of Rize city center
A historical bridge over Fırtına Creek