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Tirebolu (from the Greek word "Τρίπολις" meaning "three cities"; old name Tripolis, formerly Ischopolis, from the Greek "Ἰσχόπολις") is a town in Giresun Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Tirebolu District. Its population is 20,671 (2022).

Key facts

Turkey place.type
municipality
Turkey place.name
Tirebolu
Turkey place.image_skyline
Tirebolu.JPG
Turkey place.province
Giresun
Turkey place.district
Tirebolu
Turkey place.leader_party
İYİ
Turkey place.leader_name
Bülent Kara
Turkey place.elevation_m
50
Turkey place.population_total
20671
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.postal_code
28500
Turkey place.area_code
0454
Turkey place.blank1_name
Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info
Cfa

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  • Turkish era
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Tirebolu (from the Greek word "Τρίπολις" meaning "three cities"; old name Tripolis, formerly Ischopolis, from the Greek "Ἰσχόπολις") is a town in Giresun Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Tirebolu District. Its population is 20,671 (2022).

==Geography== Tirebolu is located on a hill named Ayana, which rises from the Black Sea shore just to the west of the Harşit River estuary. Tirebolu has a small harbour and a fishing fleet, but the mainstay of the local economy is growing hazelnuts.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tirebolu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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