Alaçam district

Alaçam is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 598 km2, and its population is 24,647 (2022). Scholars believe that Alaçam is the site of the ancient city of Zaliche or Zaliches.

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Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Alaçam
Turkey place.image_skyline: Alacam.jpg
Turkey place.image_map: Alaçam District Location in Samsun Province.png
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Alaçam District in Samsun Province
Turkey place.province: Samsun
Turkey place.leader_party: MHP
Turkey place.leader_name: İlyas Acar
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 598
Turkey place.population_total: 24647
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 55800
Turkey place.area_code: 0362
Turkey place.blank1_name: Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info: Cfa

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Instance of: district of Turkey
Country: Turkey
Located in: Samsun Province
Continent: Asia
Official language: Turkish
Population: 25854
Area: 598
Elevation: 63
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Black Sea
Image: Alacam.jpg

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urban population: 24860
postal code: 55800
Commons category: Alaçam
rural population: 42444
inception: 1944-09-01

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==History== Alaçam has a long history. It has been held by Phrygian, Cimmerians, Lydians and Persians before the area was taken by Alexander the Great. The Pontus Kingdom came in the 1st century BC which was in turn annexed by the Roman Empire. After the division of the Roman Empire, the Byzantines called the town Zalikus.

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