Lâdik

Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica.[3] The mayor is Selim Özbalci (AKP).

Ladik
Ladik
Coordinates: 41°31′N 35°35′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceSamsun
Area
 • District464.83 km2 (179.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
8,503
 • District
17,274
 • District density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
ClimateCsb

History

Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea (Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia 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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See also

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 87, and directory notes accompanying.


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