Trabzon

Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond or ??????????? (Trapezoúnda; see also List of traditional Greek place names) in Greek, is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey (Lat (DMS) 41° 2' 60N Long (DMS) 39° 43' 37E).

Etymology

Trabzon < Trabizon < Trapezounta < Trapezus "Slave Market" in Greek (in Platon's texts; a variation of Trapez "table" + Ounta "toponomic suffix" in Greek (Özhan Öztürk's theory)

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