Limanköy, Çayeli
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Limanköy is a township in Çayeli
district of Rize
province on the Black Sea
coast of eastern Turkey
, 6 km west of the town of Çayeli
. Limanköy is in the east of Büyük Caferpaşa, in the south of Demirhisar and Akpınar.It is the largest neighborhood in Çayeli
.
s and a harbor
; two swimming areas and a beach
. There are concrete
and asphalt
roads also stabilized roads. Next to the coast highway is 2,5 km (1,5mil). Most of the way out of it is concrete. In Limanköy, there are lots of natural water sources also there are water sources of government. Most people use natural water which came to from mounts. In Limanköy, there are three mosque
s; Hamuda, Merkez and Darlık Mosques. One of them is in entrance of Limanköy, others of them is in another parts of Limanköy.
.
Now, The name is Limanköy. Mean of Limanköy is Liman-Koy
Limanköy consists of a narrow coastal strip and a large section of the Black Sea
Mountain range which rises steeply and runs parallel to the coast. There are green hills. At 420m, Hill
Jandarma (Jandarmağun Tepe) is the highest point.
However for anyone who does venture up here the countryside is unspoilt forest and the views from these steep mountainsides are incredible; therefore Limanköy is now attracting visitors on trekking holidays.
community, and was part of the Roman Empire
and then the Empire of Trebizond
until was brought within the Ottoman Empire
by Mehmet II in 1461, although this coast has always been vulnerable to invaders from across the nearby Caucasus
.
In the recent past Limanköy was an impoverished remote region
that saw successive generations migrate away to jobs in Turkey
's larger cities or abroad. This emigration slowed when tea
was planted here in the 1940s.
is mainly dependent on tea-growing. Also, people will grow corn
and kiwi
. People deal with the free professions because most of the People who stay in Limanköy are pensioners. Young people often comes in here for holiday.
Limanköy is famous for Atmaca means hawk
. In summer
, people usually feed on huwk and hunt bird
with hawk. This was more common in the past.
The literacy
rate is very high. After the Republic
, literacy is %100. There are a lot of member of parliament
s and businessmen.
Competition of Limanköy (Limanköy Uluslararası Bisiklet Yarışı)
This activity going to start 2010 or 2011. The project has not completed yet.
Çayeli
Çayeli is a town and district of Rize Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey, 18 km east of the city of Rize.Çay means tea in Turkish and a large percentage of Turkey's tea is indeed grown in this lush green district.-Geography:...
district of Rize
Rize Province
Rize Province is a province of north-east Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. Its capital is the city of Rize.-Geography:...
province on the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast of eastern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, 6 km west of the town of Çayeli
Çayeli
Çayeli is a town and district of Rize Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey, 18 km east of the city of Rize.Çay means tea in Turkish and a large percentage of Turkey's tea is indeed grown in this lush green district.-Geography:...
. Limanköy is in the east of Büyük Caferpaşa, in the south of Demirhisar and Akpınar.It is the largest neighborhood in Çayeli
Çayeli
Çayeli is a town and district of Rize Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey, 18 km east of the city of Rize.Çay means tea in Turkish and a large percentage of Turkey's tea is indeed grown in this lush green district.-Geography:...
.
Infrastructure
There are two boathouseBoathouse
A boathouse is a building especially designed for the storage of boats, normally smaller craft for sports or leisure use. These are typically located on open water, such as on a river. Often the boats stored are rowing boats...
s and a harbor
Harbor
A harbor or harbour , or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for future use. Harbors can be natural or artificial...
; two swimming areas and a beach
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
. There are concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
and asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
roads also stabilized roads. Next to the coast highway is 2,5 km (1,5mil). Most of the way out of it is concrete. In Limanköy, there are lots of natural water sources also there are water sources of government. Most people use natural water which came to from mounts. In Limanköy, there are three mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
s; Hamuda, Merkez and Darlık Mosques. One of them is in entrance of Limanköy, others of them is in another parts of Limanköy.
Etymology
Limanköy was formerly known as Artotil in Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.
Now, The name is Limanköy. Mean of Limanköy is Liman-Koy
| Turkish | Ottoman Turkish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Liman | ليمان | (the) Port |
| Koy | كوي | bay (geography) |
Geography
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
Mountain range which rises steeply and runs parallel to the coast. There are green hills. At 420m, Hill
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
Jandarma (Jandarmağun Tepe) is the highest point.
However for anyone who does venture up here the countryside is unspoilt forest and the views from these steep mountainsides are incredible; therefore Limanköy is now attracting visitors on trekking holidays.
History
Mapavri was since long inhabited by the LazLaz
Laz may refer to the Laz people, who live by the Black Sea, or to their language. As a given name, Laz may be a diminutive for Lazar, Lazarus, Lazaro, or Lazaros...
community, and was part of the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
and then the Empire of Trebizond
Empire of Trebizond
The Empire of Trebizond, founded in April 1204, was one of three Byzantine successor states of the Byzantine Empire. However, the creation of the Empire of Trebizond was not directly related to the capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, rather it had broken away from the Byzantine Empire...
until was brought within the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
by Mehmet II in 1461, although this coast has always been vulnerable to invaders from across the nearby Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
.
In the recent past Limanköy was an impoverished remote region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
that saw successive generations migrate away to jobs in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
's larger cities or abroad. This emigration slowed when tea
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
was planted here in the 1940s.
Community
The local economyEconomy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
is mainly dependent on tea-growing. Also, people will grow corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
and kiwi
Kiwi
Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae.At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites and lay the largest egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world...
. People deal with the free professions because most of the People who stay in Limanköy are pensioners. Young people often comes in here for holiday.
Limanköy is famous for Atmaca means hawk
Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...
. In summer
Summer
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
, people usually feed on huwk and hunt bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
with hawk. This was more common in the past.
The literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
rate is very high. After the Republic
Republic
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
, literacy is %100. There are a lot of member of parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
s and businessmen.
Activities
The BikeBike
Bike may refer to:* The abbreviation for either bicycle or motorcycle* Bike, a Turkish given name* Bike Company* Bike, Ethiopia* Bike , a UK magazine about motorcycling* "Bike" , by Pink Floyd-See also:* Bicycle...
Competition of Limanköy (Limanköy Uluslararası Bisiklet Yarışı)
This activity going to start 2010 or 2011. The project has not completed yet.
- Trail distance: 15,52 kilometers
- Elevation min: 2 meters, max: 517 meters
- Accum. height uphill: 1.260 meters, downhill: 1.251 meters
- Difficulty level: skill Difficult
- Ends at start point (loop): No
- Coordinates: 471