Ladik
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Ladik | |
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Country | ![]() |
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) |
Climate | Csb |
Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Selim ÖZBALCI(AKP).
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).
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