Surmena, Pontos

•Surmene : (Sourmena, ancient Hyssos), where Xenophon and army fell sick after eating honey, local people confirmed it,

•Of : ofis, snake

•Pazar  (Atina ) or Athina of Pontos

•Arhavi : Laz people

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•Artvin (Kolhis , ancient), Livani (Byzantine), on Akampsis potamos

•Laz peoples, Muslim Georgians, Armenians,

•Mesudiye : Greek Mesoudie, ancient rock tombs, used to be Milas,, later Hamidiye in 1876, then Mesoudiye in 1908. later Greek name was Meletios from the Melanthios river

•Used to be a mostly Greek town

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•Pompeiopolis : near Taskopru founded by Pompey in 65 BC on the left bank of river

•Pompey eradicated the pirates from the Mediterranean coast, then war on Mithridates and defeated him, then founded 7 towns with his veterans the first inhabitants