Pazar (Rize)
It was founded by Pompey in 64 BC under the name Athenae. The old name of the district is a Greek word; Intellect means beauty and wisdom. According to the Trabzon province yearbook dated 1888, the people of the Athens district worshiped the pagan god "Antas" and the name of the town comes from this pagan god. At this date, the population of Athens, which was affiliated with the Trabzon sanjak of the Trabzon province, was recorded as 2,313 households and 37,279 people. The economy of the district was agriculture and It was based on animal husbandry. Wheat, barley, corn, rice, beans, hazelnuts and flax were cultivated. Apart from the people engaged in farming, there were also traders and tradesmen. Dolphin hunting was carried out in the sea and the fat of the captured dolphins was extracted and sold abroad. Livestock farming was based on cattle, sheep and goat breeding. A market was held on Fridays in the town of Athens. Athens was also famous for its shawls woven from linen and wool. Caviar was made from trout caught in the rivers. The name of the town is mentioned as Athens in the Ottoman village list dated 1928. Its name was changed to "Pazar" a short time later. As a matter of fact, in the general list of 1935 It was recorded as Sunday in the census.
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