Tamzara - Şebinkarahisar, Giresun, Turkey

High in the mountains of Giresun province in northeastern Turkey, this camera looks out over Tamzara, an old neighborhood of Şebinkarahisar, a small town of about 10,700 people at roughly 4,475 feet (1,364 m).

Above the town rises the castle that gave it its name. Karahisar means "black fortress", a translation of its old Greek name, Mavrokastron, and the Roman general Pompey once renamed the stronghold Colonia. The valley sides below are known for their own variety of walnut.

Tamzara has also given its name to a hand-woven cotton cloth, made here since the 18th century in simple checks and stripes, and in 2019 Tamzara weaving was registered as a protected local product of Şebinkarahisar.

Did You Know? Tamzara is also a folk dance with an unusual 9/8 rhythm, and some historians believe it began in a village of that name in the old Sivas region, which once included Şebinkarahisar.

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