What is "hemsin"

Hemşin ( Armenian: Համշէն Hamshen or Համամաշէն Hamamashen, literally "Hamam's Hamlet"; Laz and Georgian: ზუგა Zuga, is a town and district of Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 57 km from the city of Rize.

Hemşin is a district of green hills 19 km inland from the Black Sea. The area is the ethnic homeland of the Hemshin peoples of Turkey.