Giresun
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Giresun is a city located in northeastern Turkey along the Black Sea coast, situated west of the larger city of Trabzon, and serves as the administrative center for both Giresun Province and Giresun District. With a population of about 125,700 people as of 2022, it is a significant urban center in Turkey's Black Sea region.
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- Locality
- Giresun Merkez
- Region
- Giresun
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 125,682
- Timezone
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Giresun () is a city in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon. It is the seat of Giresun Province and Giresun District. It has a population of 125,682 (2022).
==Etymology== Giresun was known to the ancient Greeks as Choerades or more prominently as Kerasous or Cerasus (), the origin of the modern name.
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