Hemşin

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• Belediye / Municipality:
www.hemsin.bel.tr
• Kaymakamlık / District-Governorate:
www.hemsin.gov.tr

Hemşin (Armenian: Համշէն Hamshen or Համամաշէն Hamamashen, literally "Hamam's Hamlet"; Laz and Georgian: ზუგა Zuga), is a town and district of Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 57 km from the city of Rize. Hemşin is a district of green hills 19 km inland from the Black Sea. The area is the ethnic homeland of the Hemshin peoples of Turkey, known for their tradition of tea cultivation, honey, hazelnuts, traditional dress and song.
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Coordinates:   41°2'43"N   40°53'53"E
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