title: Hemşin
text: Hemşin (Armenian: Համշէն Hamshen or Համամաշէն Hamamashen, literally "Hamam's Hamlet"; Laz and Georgian: ზუგა Zuga), is a town in Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 57 km from the city of Rize. It is the seat of Hemşin District. Its population is 1,472 (2021).
  
  History
  
  As part of the Rize province, Hemshin had been a refuge for some Cimmerians and was a site of early Greek settlements and once part of the Roman Empire and the succeeding Byzantine Empire.
  
  In the 8th century, Armenian Prince Hamam, his father Prince Shapuh Amatuni, and their people migrated north to the Black Sea region in order to escape Arab invasions of Vaspurakan. They settled in the ruined city of Tambur and its surrounding villages. Prince Hamam rebuilt the city and named it Hamamshen ("Hamam's hamlet" in Armenian), this becoming the nucleus of the modern district.
  
  This Principality of Hamamshen existed until the 14th century, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.
  
  Demographics
  
  The Hemshin peoples (, ; ) are a diverse group of peoples who in the past or present have been affiliated with the region.
  
  Climate
  Hemşin has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).
  
  See also
   Hemshin peoples
   Amatuni
   Çamlıhemşin
   Principality of Hamamshen
  
  References
  
  External links
   www.Hamshen.org a multi-language discussion forum
   Armenian History and Presence in Hemşin
  
  Populated places in Rize Province
  Hemshin people
  Hemşin District
  District municipalities in Turkey