Turkish city of Trabzon: natural beauty and history

Trabzon city known to the Arabs by nature scenery and fresh air and beautiful forests, and associated with her name on the Turks as anchovy, which is famous for its people Besadh, known to historians and ancient history.
The city of Trabzon (Trabzon) in the north-east of Turkey; any in the eastern Black Sea region between the Black Sea coast and the mountains Zengana, and a population of about 300 thousand inhabitants, and is the second largest city in the Black Sea region and the most sophisticated.

As for naming the city, only Greek mythology derives its name from the name of Trabzon hero of the heroes of Greek myths, but there is no clear evidence proves where it came from the city name. Some historians argue that the name of the city is derived from the word Turabzios, which means the language of the ancient people of Anatolia, four corners, four corners meant here the form of angles Castle city, which lies on a flat surface between deep valleys.
Came the first mention in the history of the city within the writings of the ancient Hittites, and according to the writings of Roman historian Eusebius arose Tsarist city of Trabzon in 756 BC, the city has Kathy Rmen ancient monuments that prove novels Eusebius.
After losing the war against the Empire Mtheradats ROMANIAN, he entered the Roman to Anatolia and then to Trabzon. And the opening of the Ottoman Caliph Mehmed II, the famous Muhammad Fatih Fatih Istanbul, the city of Trabzon. From that day entered Islam after it was the center of the power centers of Christianity in the East, the Turks have been living in the city of Trabzon in the centuries XIII and XIV.
There in the city of Trabzon, the most important River 12 River Castle, River Sierra, Wlodrh River, Yan River and the River Polo Sormina. Is also home to four lakes Oshahraha Lake "Ozoonjul", which attracts large numbers of tourists, especially Arabs. And formed as a result of pregnancy Haladesagn river stones, which led to the closure of the valley, transforming it into a lake by the time. Live on the edges trout. There is also a Cakir Lake and Lake walk. Joe and fits the city tourism in the summer; average temperature ranges between 10 and 20 degrees Celsius, and in winter in the coldest Alawqlt up to about 5 degrees Celsius.

Trabzon is famous for a number of places frequented by tourists, the most important monastery in the village of Somala Oltendara on top of Kara (miles in Greek), a Greek Orthodox monastery is named in Turkish (Somala Manastra) (Bangeya Somala) or (Theotox Somala), and believed it was built between 365-395, and know exactly when the church was converted to the monastery of Vtarkh spanning more than a thousand years.
And feel free legend of the population that the monks Barnabas and Sovrinos saw a dream Mary carrying Jesus Christ peace be upon him between her hands with the missionaries twelve ten (disciples of Jesus peace be upon him), and signal icon about site church went monks without agreement to the city of Trabzon, and met there and tell each other the vision they saw and laid foundation of the church, but the Emperor of Trebizond Comnenus third Alexsius give much attention to the church that is believed by some historians that it is built.
There are in Trabzon Museum of Hagia Sophia, which is consistent in name only with the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, as well as several churches, including churches Hajaúius stone, and we Hagia Hagia Tidroos Ksstuntin and the Church and the Church of Santa Maria. The reason for the spread of the churches in Trabzon, it was the center of the Queen of Latin days of the Crusades. As for the mosques; there are Fatih Mosque, the Mosque Alsamargelar, and Alexander Pasha Mosque, the Mosque Golbar Khatun.
Famous city of Trabzon Boukbzha. And is characterized by its size and shape of the large semi-spherical. Excellence as well as pastries, cheese, fish and anchovies with a small size, and cook this fish Altarabzion of everything from soups to fried fish and stuffed. And catch this fish from the Black Sea in the winter, and after dancing anglers fishing the famous dance Alhoron them.
As for the music and dances in the city the population is used Alcaval machine, a flute-like musical instrument made of reeds, and Alzerna, one of the popular machines in Iraq and Syria, also uses the violin. Trabzon is famous dance Alhoron. The city's football team ranks among the most powerful four Turkish teams, and playing in the Champions League.