Rize Postal Codes: 53020 to 53940 | Karadeniz
Postal Codes (Posta kodları) for Rize range from 53020 to 53940 in Karadeniz, Turkey. To find exact Postal Codes and postcodes within Rize, choose from the districts below.
Districts in Rize
Sample Address Format for Rize
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Rize, Karadeniz, 53020
TURKEY
Rize on the Map
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Rize Quick Facts
| Country | Turkey (TR) |
|---|---|
| Administrative Path | Turkey → Karadeniz |
| Postal Code | 53020~53940 |
| Regions | Karadeniz |
| ISO Codes | TR / TUR / 792 |
| Top-level domain (ccTLD) | .tr |
| Coordinates | 40.956962, 40.884428 |
| Districts | 12 |
What to Know About Rize
Prehistoric information about Rize is limited. Due to the forest texture, Rize has been deprived of information about historical ages. Archaeological studies have yielded no results. Findings about the history of Rize, its neighboring provinces and the history of the region allow us to have an idea. The province of Rize got its name from the Greek word "Rhisos" meaning rice.
The first rulers of Rize province and its surroundings were tribes of Asian origin. They were engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry in the Rize region. Urartu king Sardur II had a cuneiform inscription erected on the rocks above Taşköprü, south of Çıldır lake. B.C. Cimmerians dominated the region in the 2000s, BC. It was captured by the Sakas in 720.
B.C. In 670, sailors from Milletos established 10 commercial port cities on the shores of the Marmara and Black Seas. Historians think that Rize was also Colonized at this time. Rize has hosted many civilizations such as Cimmerians, Urartians, Persians, Hellenes, Macedonians, Pontus and Seljuks. For this reason, many historical artifacts and structures belonging to these periods adorn the city.