Rize Province is a province of northeast Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. The province of Erzurum is to the south. It was formerly known as Lazistan, the designation of the term of Lazistan was officially banned in 1926, by patriots. The capital is the city of Rize.
The province is home to Laz, Hemshin, Turkish people and Georgian communities.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rize_Province
Coordinates 41°1'29.37" N 40°31'11.691" E
