Akçakoca is a
town and a district of
Düzce Province in the
Black Sea region of
Turkey. It is located on the shore of the
Black Sea about 200 km east of
Istanbul, Turkey. The town was named after a
Turkish chieftain of the 14th century CE who added the area to the
Ottoman domain. There is a statue of
Akçakoca Bey in the centre of the town and a modern mosque of very unusual architecture. Its touristic attractions are beaches and a small ruined castle. It is centre of an extensive region of cultivation of
hazelnuts.
List of villages of Akçakoca district
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