Terme | |
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District and municipality | |
 Bus station of Terme | |
 Map showing Terme District in Samsun Province | |
  Terme Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′33″N 36°58′26″E / 41.20917°N 36.97389°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Samsun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ali Kılıç (AKP) |
| Area | 548 km2 (212 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 71,092 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 55600 |
| Area code | 0362 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
Terme (formerly spelled Termeh; Ancient Greek: Thèrmae, Θέρμαι) is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 548 km2,[3] and its population is 71,092 (2022).[1] Terme is located on Terme River, about 5 km from its mouth, on the eastern end of the Çarşamba Plain.
Terme or its environs are the site of the ancient city of Themiscyra, Θεμίσκυρα.[4]
Terme District is the site of an annual festival celebrating the Amazons, an ancient nation of all-female warriors who, according to Greek myth, were believed to have lived in the Samsun region.[5]
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 87 & notes.
- ^ "Village of Amazons to be recreated in Samsun park - Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-25.