Posof
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| Coordinates: 41°30′N 42°43′E / 41.5°N 42.717°ECoordinates: 41°30′N 42°43′E / 41.5°N 42.717°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Mediterranean |
| Province | Ardahan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Şükrü Bozyiğit (CHP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 606 km2 (234 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,583 m (5,194 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,725 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 75xxx |
| Area code(s) | (0090)+ 478 |
| Licence plate | 75 |
Posof 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.
[edit] Geography
Posof is high in the mountains near the source of the River Çoruh, much of the district is pine forest.
[edit] Villages
The district Posof has 49 villages, this list includes the new and old names (new names are being used for several years now):
Akballı (Obol) - Alabalık (Sayho) - Alköyü (Al) - Arılı (Zedezünde) - Armutveren (Papola) - Asmakonak (Sanhuliye) - Aşıküzeyir (Hevat) - Aşıkzülali (Suskap) - Balgöze (Çıldıret) - Baykent (Vahla) - Binbasi 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) - Kırköyü (Kırdamala) - Kolköyü (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 (Yeniköy) - Yolağzı (Sinsetip) - Yurtbaşı (Sakabol) - Yurtbekler (Caksuyu)
[edit] History
In 1064 the Seljuk Turkish Sultan Alparslan besieged Kol castle while passing over Mount Arşiyan to conquer the city of Ani.
During the First World War and the Turkish War of Independence in the 1920s Posof was the scene of fighting between Turkey and Russia.
Today this is an impoverished rural area that has seen many of its residents migrate to jobs abroad. One source of income is beekeeping.
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