Posof
Posof | |
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Coordinates: 41°30′42″N 42°43′45″E / 41.51167°N 42.72917°ECoordinates: 41°30′42″N 42°43′45″E / 41.51167°N 42.72917°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Ardahan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cahit Ulgar (AKP) |
• Kaymakam | Muammer Köken |
Area | |
• District | 623.25 km2 (240.64 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 2,046 |
• District | 8,016 |
• District density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Post code | 75800 |
Website | www.posof.bel.tr |
Posof (Georgian: ფოცხოვი, Potskhovi, formerly Georgian: დიღვირი, Dighviri) is a district of Ardahan Province of Turkey, in the far east of the country, 75 km from the city of Ardahan. It has a border crossing with neighboring Georgia at Türkgözü. Posof is well known for its handicrafts particularly its ornate silver belts and knives.
Geography[]
Posof is high in the mountains near the source of the River Çoruh, much of the district is pine forest.
Villages[]
The district of Posof has 49 villages; this list includes the new and old names (new names having been used for several years now):
- Akballı (Obol)
- Alabalık (Sayho)
- Alköy (Al)
- Arılı (Zedezünde)
- Armutveren (Papola)
- Asmakonak (Sanhuliye)
- Aşıküzeyir (Hevat)
- Aşıkzülali (Suskap)
- Balgöze (Çıldıret)
- Baykent (Vahla)
- Binbaş��eminbey (Cilvana)
- Çakırkoç (Mere)
- Çambeli (Sagre)
- Çamyazı (Ohtel)
- Çayırçimen (Lamiyan)
- Demirdöven (Varzna)
- Derindere (Derindere)
- Doğrular (Aşağı Cacun)
- Erim (Erim)
- Gönülaçan (Şuvaskal)
- Gümüşkavak (Zendar)
- Günbatan (Banarhev)
- Günlüce (Caborya)
- Gürarmut (Kolishal)
- İncedere (Cuvantel)
- Kaleönü (Agara)
- Kalkankaya (Pedoban)
- Kayınlı (Şurğavul)
- Kırköy (Kırdamala)
- Kolköy (Kol)
- Kopuzlu (Çorçovan)
- Kumlukoz (Gume)
- Kurşunçavuş (Sece)
- Özbaşı (Gıniye)
- Sarıçiçek (Hertus)
- Sarıdarı (Tepesünde)
- Savaşır (Cancak)
- Söğütlükaya (Hunemis)
- Süngülü (Arile)
- Sütoluk (Satkabel)
- Taşkıran (Görgüsüben)
- Türkgözü (Badele)
- Uğurca (Yukarı Cacun)
- Uluçam (Varhana)
- Yaylaaltı (Satlel)
- Yeniköy, Posof (Yeniköy)
- Yolağzı (Sinsetip)
- Yurtbaşı (Sakabol)
- Yurtbekler (Caksuyu)
References[]
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
Categories:
- Populated places in Ardahan Province
- Districts of Ardahan Province
- Posof District
- Ardahan Province geography stubs