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Today, the city's population is overwhelmingly [[Turkish people|Turkish]] following the [[Armenian Genocide]]<ref>{{cite book |author=Jay Murray Winter |title=America and the Armenian Genocide of 1915 |edition= |series= |year=Published 2004 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=0521829585 |pages=p. 81}}</ref> and the [[population exchange between Greece and Turkey]] as defined in the [[Treaty of Lausanne]]. However, some Pontic Greeks stilll live in the area, alongside Turks. |
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==Buildings and structures== |
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Revision as of 19:38, 10 April 2007
- Not to be confused with Urdu language.
Ordu (Greek: Κοτύωρα Kotyora) is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey and the capital city of Ordu Province. Ordu province has a population of 858,500 (2000 census). Ordu is historically an agricultural and fishing town. In recent years, tourism has seen an increase due mainly to an influx of tourists from Russia and Georgia. Ordu boasts some of the most pristine beaches, rivers, and lush, green mountains on the Black Sea coast.
Ordu is also famous for hazelnuts. Turkey as a whole produces about 70 percent of the hazelnuts worldwide; and over 50 percent of that comes from Ordu.[1] Ordu is also home to Sagra,[2] one of the largest Turkish manufacturers and exporters, and Fiskobirlik,[3] the largest hazelnut co-op in the world. The recent drop in hazelnut prices have lead farmers to raise honeybees for sustainable income.
Name
"Ordu" meant 'army' in the Turkish nomadic tribes' history. The modern English word "horde" comes from this word, as the nomads travelled in massive armies, e.g. the Golden Horde. In modern Turkish, Ordu still means "army".
Population
Today, the city's population is overwhelmingly Turkish following the Armenian Genocide[4] and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey as defined in the Treaty of Lausanne. However, some Pontic Greeks stilll live in the area, alongside Turks.
Buildings and structures
Religious
There are historically Christian sites throughout Ordu, including the Armenian church on Boztepe[5] that has been restored. Byzantine Jason Church now converted to an archeological museum and the ruins of a fortress named Bolaman Castle are also located in the city[6].
See also
External links
Notes
- ^ http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X4484E/x4484e03.htm
- ^ http://www.sagra.com/sagra/tr
- ^ http://www.fiskobirlik.org.tr
- ^ Jay Murray Winter (Published 2004). America and the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Cambridge University Press. pp. p. 81. ISBN 0521829585.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Check date values in:|year=(help) - ^ "Ordu". PBase. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ http://www.eclipse2006.boun.edu.tr/sites/ordu.htm
