scenic viewpoint
Uzungöl
A serene mountain lake mirroring alpine chalets and a slender mosque in the misty Black Sea highlands.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Rize Province, Turkey · Asia
Rize sits on the route: 15 minutes from Gündoğdu, 58km from Kaçkar Mountains National Park.
Rize is a city located in Rize Province, Turkey. With a population of 119,828, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Rize sits in Turkey, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Istanbul time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Rize to your route.
Rize (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾi'ze]; Greek: Ριζούντα, romanized: Rizoúnta; Laz: რიზინი, romanized: Rizini; Georgian: რიზე) is a coastal city in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Rize Province and Rize District. Its population is 119,828 (2021). Rize is a typical Turkish provincialRead more
capital with little in the way of nightlife or entertainment. Since the border with Georgia was opened in the early 1990s, the Black Sea coast road has been widened and the town is much wealthier than it used to be. Current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's family has its roots in Rize and the local university is named after him. The city is linked by road with Trabzon (41 miles [66 km] west), Hopa (55 miles [88 km] east on the Georgian border), and Erzurum (south). The Rize–Artvin Airport started operating in 2022.
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Rize is located in Rize Province, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 41.0208 latitude, 40.5219 longitude.
Rize has a population of approximately 119,828 people, making it a city in Turkey.
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scenic viewpoint
A serene mountain lake mirroring alpine chalets and a slender mosque in the misty Black Sea highlands.
48 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A Black Sea yayla at 1,350m in the Kaçkar foothills, its meadows dotted with wooden Hemshin houses and often lost in cloud. Hot springs at 55°C and rhododendron honey from hive-hung trees are the local specialities.
48 km · about 55 min drive
tunnel
One of the world's longest road tunnels at 14.3 km, burrowing under the 2,640 m Ovit Pass on the D925 between Rize and İspir, keeping the wild Kaçkar crossing open all winter.
49 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Glacier-carved 3,937 m peaks above the Black Sea, reached by switchback roads to misty yaylas like Ayder and Yaylalar: Turkey's alpine heart for drivers and trekkers.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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