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Ladik is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 541 km2, and its population is 16,072 (2022). It is on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Adnan Topal (AKP).
History
Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea (Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia, was a Hellenistic town in Pontus. The city was founded in the hills (elevation 1000 m) not far west of the lake Stiphane Limne, southwest of Amisus (modern Samsun). It is the birthplace of the Albanian grand vizier Tayyar Mehmed Pasha.
Composition
There are 67 neighbourhoods in Ladik District:
See also
List of ancient Greek cities
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bayezid II
- Daftar kota di Turki
- Kastil Kastamonu
- Likaonia
- Pembagian administratif Turki
- Ladik
- Katalin Ladik
- Ladik (disambiguation)
- Beylik of Lâdik
- Ladik Lake
- Denizli
- Samsun Province
- Oleg Ladik
- 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake
- List of largest cities and towns in Turkey
