Terme
Terme | |
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District and municipality | |
Bus station of Terme | |
Map showing Terme District in Samsun Province | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′33″N 36°58′26″E / 41.20917°N 36.97389°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Samsun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ali Kılıç (AKP) |
Area | 548 km2 (212 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 71,092 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 55600 |
| Area code | 0362 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
Terme (formerly spelled Termeh; Ancient Greek: Thèrmae, Θέρμαι) is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 548 km2, and its population is 71,092 (2022). Terme is located on Terme River, about 5 km from its mouth, on the eastern end of the Çarşamba Plain.
Terme or its environs are the site of the ancient city of Themiscyra, Θεμίσκυρα.
Terme District is the site of an annual festival celebrating the Amazons, an ancient nation of all-female warriors who, according to Greek myth, were believed to have lived in the Samsun region.