THE GREEKS OF PONTOS
The region that is generally considered as Pontos roughly encompasses
most of the eastern Black Sea coast
of present day Turkey. Starting west of the city of Sinop and incorporating much of the
ancient province of Paphlagonia; it
continues eastward along the coast through Samsun,
Giresun/Kerasounta, to reach the heart of Pontos at
Trabzon in an area called Matsouka. From there the area stretches
around the coast into Georgia ending at
the border with ancient Colchis. The southern line extends through
Kars, past the Pontic Alps to Bayburt,
Tokat, Amasya and then curves up to the coast. The southwestern
region borders Galatia, the former
dominion of the Anatolian Celts who were centered around Ankara.
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