Giresun (tur. Giresun) is a Black Sea city in Turkey, 175 km west of Trabzon, the main city of the silt of the same name, 83 thousand inhabitants (2000).

History
Founded by the Greeks in antiquity under the name Kerasunda (Greek Κερασουντα, Cherry).
In 183 BC. e. was occupied by the Pontic king Farnak I and became part of the Pontic kingdom. During the Roman-Mithridatic wars of 73-66. BC e. was conquered by the Romans and was part of the Roman Empire.
Later it became part of the Byzantine Empire until 1203 AD. e. Since 1203, as part of the Greek Empire of Trebizond. After the capture of Sinop by the Ottomans, it becomes the second most important city of the Trebizond Empire. Under Ottoman control from 1461

In 1874, the city suffered greatly from the bloody civil strife of two Turkish beys. In the XIX century, the main occupation of the townspeople was hazelnut trade, as well as shipping. At the beginning of the 20th century, 35 thousand people lived in the city, half of them were Greeks, the rest were Turks, Armenians. In 1912, the following lived in the city and the region: Muslims – 46,207 people, Greeks – 44,214 people, Armenians – 6,582 people.

Interesting facts
The small town became famous for its cherries. It was there that the Romans first met them, giving the name of the Kerasuntian fruits, lat. cerasi. Hence the Italian Italian. ciliega, fr. cerise, Spanish cereza, port. cereja, German. Kirsche, English. cherry, rus. cherries.