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Rize Province is a region located in northeastern Turkey, situated along the Black Sea coast. It is notable as one of Turkey's primary tea-producing areas, with tea cultivation being central to the local economy and culture.
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Rize Province (Turkish: Rize ili) is a province of northeast Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. The province of Erzurum is to the south. Its area is 3,835 km, and its population is 344,016 (2022). The capital is the city of Rize. It was formerly known as Lazistan, however the designation of the term of Lazistan was officially banned in 1926.
The province is home to Turkish, Laz, Hemshin and Georgian communities.