Rize (Greek: Ρίζα Riza,Georgian: რიზე, Armenian: Ռիզե) is the capital of Rize Province, in northeast Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.
The city is built around a small bay on the Black Sea coast, on a narrow strip of flat land between the sea and the mountains behind. The coastal strip is being expanded with landfill and the city is growing up the steep hillsides away from the coast. Rize enjoys a mild, extremely wet climate, vulnerable to storms coming off the Black Sea and therefore the surrounding countryside is rich with vegetation and is attracting more and more visitors every year.
