Çıldır

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Çıldır
Çıldır
Coordinates: 41°07′44″N 43°07′58″E / 41.12889°N 43.13278°E / 41.12889; 43.13278Coordinates: 41°07′44″N 43°07′58″E / 41.12889°N 43.13278°E / 41.12889; 43.13278
Country	Turkey
Province	Ardahan
Government
• Mayor	Kemal Yakup Azizoğlu (DSP)
• Kaymakam	Cevat Çelik
Area [1]
• District	877.52 km2 (338.81 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Urban	1,683
• District	10,753
• District density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Post code	75400
Website	www.cildir.bel.tr

Çıldır (Georgian: ჩრდილი, Chrdili; meaning "Shadow") is a district of Ardahan Province of Turkey.

Names[]

Çıldır is also called Georgian: ჩრდილი, Chrdili; Russian: Чилдыр, Childyr, and Tsiltiri in Pontic Greek.

Administrative structure[]

Towns[]

• Çıldır
• Aşıkşenlik

Villages[]

Geographical Features The district center was established on a flat area with an average height of 1950 meters, and its villages were located on a partly flat and partly hilly land. The total area of the district is 1163 km². Çıldır has a very harsh and cold winter climate, and a warm and rainy summer climate. The average temperature of the coldest month is –30 degrees. The average temperature of the hottest month is +25 degrees.

Background[]

The large Lake Çıldır in the district is an important haven for bird life.

The semi-documentary film Inat Hikayeleri by  [tr] was made in Çıldır, featuring the people of the district, their tales and songs. See [1] for more about the film.

References[]

External links[]

• the district governorate
• local news website

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