Ladik

Ladik
Ladik
Coordinates: 41°31′N 35°35′E / 41.517°N 35.583°E / 41.517; 35.583Coordinates: 41°31′N 35°35′E / 41.517°N 35.583°E / 41.517; 35.583
Country	Turkey
Province	Samsun
Area[1]
• District	464.83 km2 (179.47 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
• Urban	8,503
• District	17,274
• District Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)

Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Mehmet Karahan (MHP).

History

Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea (Greek: Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodiceia and Laodikeia was a Hellenistic town in Pontus. The city was founded in the hills (altitude 1000 m) not far west of the lake Stiphane Limne, southwest of Amisus (modern Samsun).

References

• Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9), p. 86.

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