Aybastı

Aybastı is a town and district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 31,071 of which 14,326 live in the town of Aybastı. The district covers an area of 423 km (163 sq mi), and the town lies at an elevation of 664 m (2,178 ft). The town was formerly known as Ibasdi (variants include Ibasda and Ibassa) and mutated to Aybastı in the 20th century. Aybastı is a rural, agricultural district in the foothills of the Canik Mountains above the Black Sea coast, 54 km inland from the coastal town of Fatsa. The climate and flora are typical of the central Black Sea region although the district is drier at high altitudes. This is good agricultural land with 192 km (74 sq mi) of...