Keşap

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Keşap
—  Town  —
Location of Keşap within Turkey.
Coordinates: 40°55′N 38°31′E / 40.917°N 38.517°E / 40.917; 38.517
Country  Turkey
Region Black Sea
Province Giresun
Government
 - Mayor Mehmet Emür
Area
 - Total 222 km2 (85.7 sq mi)
Elevation 95 m (312 ft)
Population
 - Total 22,468
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 28900
Area code(s) (+90) 454
Licence plate 28
Website http://www.kesap.gov.tr/

Keşap is a town and a district of Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey just to the east of the city of Giresun.

Keşap itself is a small town of 9,500 people.

The TV sitcom Uy! Başuma Gelenler was filmed in a village in Keşap.

[edit] History

See Giresun for the long history of this area, dating back to the Persians and the Seleucids.

[edit] External links

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