Trabzon

Trabzon: Aya Sofya

Trabzon, also called Trebizond, historically Trapezus, city, capital of Trabzon il (province), northeastern Turkey. It lies on a wide bay on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea backed by high ranges of the Pontic Mountains, which separate it from the central Anatolian Plateau. Area province, 1,907 square miles (4,938 square km). Pop. (2000) city, 214,949; province, 975,137; (2013 est.) city, 243,735; province, 757,898.