Sürmene

Sürmene

Sürmene (Greek: Σούρμενα, "Sourmena") is a town and a district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. In ancient times it was also know as Hyssus or Hyssos and Issiporto. [cite web | title = An Overview of Rize's History| publisher = Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism | url = http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D3137A2395174CFB32E1A8100623999D13B2 | accessdate = 2008-04-11] Commons

The little town of Sürmene (Hamurgan) is situated some convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on east of Trabzon. Known in antiquity as Susarmia or Augustopolis, it lies on the River Kora (Manahoz Deresi) and is best known as the place where Xenophon and his Ten Thousand fell sick after eating wild honey, an event which was confirmed by the local people. In the village of Sürmene Kastil, convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on to the west of Sürmene, stands a ruined medieval castle as well as the impressive 18th century Yapukoğlu Konağı mansion (Derebeyli Kale). It was formerly the seat of the Yapukoğlu family, who lived here as rulers (derebey) of the surrounding region relatively free of interference from the Sublime Porte in Istanbul.

Flora and Fauna

According to WWF The most endemic flora tourf is exist in Ağaçbaşı yayla in Surmene. [http://www.wwf.org.tr/haberler/haberler/archive/2007/eylul/04/haber/wwf-tuerkiyeden-trabzon-agacbasi-yaylasi-turbaliklarina-kuecuek-hibe-destegi-1/]

* Zehirli biberiye (Andromeda polifolia),
* Böcek yiyen bitkilerden Drosera,
* Pamukotu (Eriophorum angustifolia ve E. latifolium),
* Kurtayağı (Lycopodium inundatum),
* Kara ot (Rhynchospora alba)

See also

* Memiş Aga Mansion
* Memiş Agha
* Madur
* Anabasis (Xenophon)
* Ten Thousand

Gallery

References

External links

* [http://www.surmene.gov.tr/ District governor's official website]
* [http://www.surmene.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website]
* [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Surmenem?lnk=li/ Sürmene group's site]
* [http://www.surmene.com/ Surmene.com - A local website about Sürmene]
* [http://www.surmenem.com/ Surmenem.com - A local website about Sürmene]
* [http://www.surmene.net/ Surmene.net - A local online guide to Sürmene]
* [http://www.surmeneliler.com/ Surmeneliler.com - A local website about Sürmene]
* [http://www.alibaki.com.tr


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