Piraziz is a town in
Giresun Province
Giresun Province (Greek language, Greek : Κερασούντα, ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon Province, Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane Province, Gümüşhane to the ...
on the
Black Sea
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coast of
Turkey
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. It is the seat of
Piraziz District.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 8,400 (2022).
Piraziz was part of the neighbouring Bulancak district until 1987, when the Piraziz District was established.
Etymology
In the
Ottoman Empire
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period, the town was named ''Piridede-Abdal''.
Economy
The local economy depends on growing
hazelnuts
The hazelnut is the nut (fruit), fruit of the hazel, hazel tree and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus ''Corylus'', especially the nuts of the species ''Corylus avellana''. They are also known as cobnuts or fil ...
and fishing in the Black Sea.
Due to the poor economic conditions of the region, many people have migrated away to find better paying jobs in other parts of Turkey.
References
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Municipalityphotographs of Piraziz
Populated places in Giresun Province
Fishing communities in Turkey
Populated coastal places in Turkey
Piraziz District
District municipalities in Turkey
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