Things to see in Trabzon
Trabzon is a city in Türkiye, with an urban population of about 765 thousand. Below are 11 notable places within about 4 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Hagia Sophia, Trabzon Museum
Hagia Sophia is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461. It is located in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey.
2Fatih Mosque, Trabzon Place of worship
The Fatih Mosque is a mosque in Ortahisar district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. It was originally built in Byzantine times as the Panagia Chrysokephalos Church, serving as both the catholicon for the see of Trebizond, and a church for a monastery.
3Yeni Cuma Mosque Place of worship
The New Juma Mosque is a mosque in Trabzon, Turkey. It was built during Byzantine times as the Hagios Eugenios Church, dedicated to Saint Eugenius, the patron saint of the city.
4Saint Anne Church, Trabzon Museum
The Church of Saint Anne is thought to be the oldest church in Trabzon city, Turkey, dating to the 6th or 7th century. It has not seen service in over a century, but has recently (2021–22) been thoroughly restored.
5Trabzon Museum Museum
The Trabzon Museum, also known as Kostaki Mansion (Kostaki Konağı), is a historic house museum with archeological and ethnographic exhibitions located in Trabzon, Turkey.
6Kaymaklı Monastery Place of worship
Kaymaklı Monastery is a ruined Armenian Apostolic monastery near Trabzon, Turkey, which served as the seat of the Trebizond diocese tied to the Patriarchate of Constantinople until the Armenian genocide in 1915.
7Trabzon Castle History
The Walls of Trabzon (or the "Walls of Trebizond") are a series of defensive walls surrounding the old town of the city of Trabzon, northeastern Turkey.
8Saint Gregory of Nyssa Church, Trabzon Place of worship
Saint Gregory of Nyssa was a church and monastery of Trabzon. It's believed the church was built around 1280-1297 by the wife of John III, Emperor of Trabzon.
9İskender Pasha Mosque, Trabzon Place of worship
İskender Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century built Ottoman mosque in Trabzon, Turkey.
10Kızlar Monastery Place of worship
The Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery, today known in Turkish as Kızlar Monastery, is a former female monastery built during the Empire of Trebizond.
11Kalepark History
Kalepark was procured and further fortified by Genoese merchants as a medieval fortress on the east side of Trabzon, Turkey.
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