Posof
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  Posof Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′42″N 42°43′45″E / 41.51167°N 42.72917°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ardahan |
| District | Posof |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erdem Demirci (CHP) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,106 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 75800 |
| Website | www |
Posof (Georgian: ფოცხოვი, Potskhovi, formerly Georgian: დიღვირი, Dighviri) is a town in Ardahan Province of Turkey, in the far east of the country, 75 km from the city of Ardahan and near the border with Georgia. It is located in the historical region of Samtskhe. It is the administrative centre of the Posof District.[2] Its population is 2,106 (2021).[1]
Geography
[edit]Posof is high in the mountains near the source of the River Çoruh, much of the district is pine forest. The town consists of the quarters Merkez and Doğrular.[3]
History
[edit]Dighviri village, which formed the basis of the town of Posof, was a Georgian settlement when the Ottomans captured it from the Georgians.[4][5] The inhabitants of the village were recorded as Turk in the 1886 Russian census.[6] When Dighviri village became the administrative centre of the town of Posof in 1929, its name was also changed to Posof. In the 1940 general census, only 1,330 people lived in the town of Posof.[7] By 1965, the town's population had risen to 1,540, of whom 818 were literate.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი: გამოკვლევა: წიგნი III), Sergi Jikia, Tbilisi, 1947-1958, 3 column, III. column (1958), p. 435.
- ^ გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი: გამოკვლევა: წიგნი III), Sergi Jikia, Tbilisi, 1947-1958, 3 column, II. column (1941), pp. 296-297.
- ^ Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказскаго края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г., Tbilisi, 1893, "Kars oblast" - 366
- ^ Başbakanlık Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü (1940). "1940 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" (PDF) (in Turkish). tuik.gov.tr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Başbakanlık Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü (1965). "1965 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" (PDF) (in Turkish). tuik.gov.tr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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