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Ünye

Also known as Oinaion

Ünye is a port town on the Black Sea coast of northern Turkey, in Ordu province. Known to the Greeks as Oinaion, it was part of the Empire of Trebizond before passing in the 14th century to Turkmen beyliks of the Pontic hinterland such as the Taceddinids, and it came under Ottoman rule in the 15th century.

Ünye
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ünye. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/unye
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