Back ريزة (ولاية) Arabic Rizə ili Azerbaijani Рызэ (правінцыя) Byelorussian Рызе (правінцыя) BE-X-OLD Ризе (вилает) Bulgarian Rize (proviñs) Breton Rize (pokrajina) BS Província de Rize Catalan Ризе (ил) CE Rize (lalawigan) CEB
Rize Province
Rize ili | |
|---|---|
 Pokut Yayla in Rize | |
 Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Rize |
| Government | |
| • Governor | İhsan Selim Baydaş |
Area | 3,835 km2 (1,481 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 344,016 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0464 |
| Website | www |
Rize Province (Turkish: Rize ili) 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,[2] and its population is 344,016 (2022).[1] The capital is the city of Rize. It was formerly known as Lazistan, however the designation of the term of Lazistan was officially banned in 1926.[3]
The province is home to Turkish, Laz, Hemshin and Georgian communities.[4][5]
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- ^ "Turkey's charismatic pro-Islamic leader". 4 November 2002 – via BBC News.
- ^ Gall, Carlotta (29 May 2021). "After Erdogan Angers a Loyal Province, His Opponents See an Opportunity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 October 2021.