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Revision as of 18:33, 30 October 2005 by JohnEmerald (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Samsun (Greek: Σαμψούντα Sampsoúnta; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a city in northern Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea, with a population of 396,900 as of 2004. It is the capital of Samsun Province and an important port city. Samsun was founded as the colony Amisos by settlers from Miletus in the 7th century BC. It was later a part of the realm Pontus.
The city has also an important place in modern Turkish history because the beginning of national liberation movement was initiated in 1919 by Atatürk’s landing in Samsun.