Artvin Province (Turkish: Artvin ili; Georgian: ართვინის პროვინცია, Artvinis p'rovintsia; Laz: ართვინიშ დობადონა Artvinish dobadona;) is a province in Turkey, on the Black Sea coast in the northeastern corner of the country, on the border with Georgia. Artvin also borders the Turkish provinces of Erzurum, Ardahan and Rize. Its area is 7,393 km2,[2] and its population is 169,403 (2022).[1] The provincial capital is the city of Artvin.
Artvin is an attractive area of steep valleys carved by the Çoruh River system, surrounded by high mountains of Kaçkar, Karçal and Yalnızçam (up to 3900 m) and forest with much national parkland including the Karagöl-Sahara, which contains the Şavşat and Borçka lakes. The weather in Artvin is very wet and mild at the coast, and as a result is heavily forested. This greenery runs from the top all the way down to the Black Sea coast. The rain turns to snow at higher altitudes, and the peaks are very cold in winter.[3]
The forests are home to brown bears and wolves. The Çoruh is now being dammed in 11 places for hydro-electric power, including the 249 m Deriner Dam and others at Borçka and Muratlı.
Hopa mines, 1900s
In addition to the ethnic Turks, the province is home to communities of Laz people and Hemshin peoples. Autochthonous Muslim Georgians form the majority in parts of Artvin Province east of the Çoruh River. Immigrant groups of Georgian origins, found scattered in Turkey are known as Chveneburi.[4] In particular, there is a prominent community of ChveneburiGeorgians many of them descendants of Muslim families from Georgia who migrated during the struggles between the Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire during the 19th century. With such diverse peoples, Artvin has a rich variety of folk song and dance (see Arifana and Kochari for examples of folk culture).[5]
Local industries include bee-keeping especially in Macahel region.[6]
Artvin is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Algı Eke, Turkish actress. Born into a Georgian family from Artvin.
Districtsedit
Districts of the Province of Artvin. Central district also has the same name just like most provinces in Turkey.
In 1924, the Liva Sanjak was abolished and the Artvin Vilayet was created. Artvin Vilayet was combined with Rize to form Çoruh Vilayet with the capital at Rize. Later it was separated into Artvin Province with the districts of Ardanuç, Arhavi, Artvin, Borçka, Hopa, Murgul, Şavşat and Yusufeli.[10]
Artvin province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold):
^"The Results of Address Based Population Registration System, 2020". Turkish Statistical Institute. from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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Artvin Province Turkish Artvin ili Georgian ართვინის პროვინცია Artvinis p rovintsia Laz ართვინიშ დობადონა Artvinish dobadona is a province in Turkey on the Black Sea coast in the northeastern corner of the country on the border with Georgia Artvin also borders the Turkish provinces of Erzurum Ardahan and Rize Its area is 7 393 km2 2 and its population is 169 403 2022 1 The provincial capital is the city of Artvin Artvin Province Artvin iliProvinceArtvinLocation of the province within TurkeyCountryTurkeySeatArtvinGovernment ValiCengiz UnsalArea7 393 km2 2 854 sq mi Population 2022 1 169 403 Density23 km2 59 sq mi Time zoneTRT UTC 3 Area code0466Websitewww wbr artvin wbr gov wbr tr Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Places of interest 4 Notable people 5 Districts 6 Sister cities 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography edit nbsp Artvin is an attractive area of steep valleys carved by the Coruh River system surrounded by high mountains of Kackar Karcal and Yalnizcam up to 3900 m and forest with much national parkland including the Karagol Sahara which contains the Savsat and Borcka lakes The weather in Artvin is very wet and mild at the coast and as a result is heavily forested This greenery runs from the top all the way down to the Black Sea coast The rain turns to snow at higher altitudes and the peaks are very cold in winter 3 The forests are home to brown bears and wolves The Coruh is now being dammed in 11 places for hydro electric power including the 249 m Deriner Dam and others at Borcka and Muratli nbsp Hopa mines 1900sIn addition to the ethnic Turks the province is home to communities of Laz people and Hemshin peoples Autochthonous Muslim Georgians form the majority in parts of Artvin Province east of the Coruh River Immigrant groups of Georgian origins found scattered in Turkey are known as Chveneburi 4 In particular there is a prominent community of Chveneburi Georgians many of them descendants of Muslim families from Georgia who migrated during the struggles between the Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire during the 19th century With such diverse peoples Artvin has a rich variety of folk song and dance see Arifana and Kochari for examples of folk culture 5 Local industries include bee keeping especially in Macahel region 6 Artvin is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 192790 066 1960196 301 2 39 1970225 869 1 41 1980228 997 0 14 1990212 833 0 73 2000191 934 1 03 2010164 759 1 52 2020169 501 0 28 Source Turkstat 7 8 9 Places of interest editThe city of Artvin has an ancient castle and a number of Ottoman period houses mosques and fountains Every June there is a bull wrestling festival in the high plateau of Kafkasor The Parekhi monastery a Georgian monasteryPopular places for walking and outdoor expeditions The Kackar Mountains are among the most popular venues for trekking holidays in Turkey Macahel Valley on the Georgian border is another popular location for walking holidays Papart forest in Savsat Genciyan Hill in Savsat overlooks the border The lakes of Savsat and Borcka and the crater lake of Kuyruklu The Coruh River is excellent for rafting and championships have been held here There are a number of Georgian churches in the valleys of Yusufeli Bilbilan Yaylasi a typical Turkish high meadow Savangin pre historical cave with an inscription written in an unknown or unsolved alphabetNotable people editProchorus the Iberian 985 1066 Georgian monk and founder of the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem Born in Shavsheti Ioane Petritsi Georgian Neoplatonist philosopher of the 11th 12th century Born in the village of Chimchimi in modern Yusufeli Ioane Shavteli Georgian poet of the late 12th and early 13th centuries Born in the village of Shavmta in Shavsheti Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar 1901 1962 Turkish poet novelist literary scholar essayist His father is of Georgian descent from Macahel Zulfu Livaneli singer and politician born into a family from Yusufeli Mircan Kaia singer composer and engineer born into a Laz Georgian family from Artvin Kazim Koyuncu Laz folk rock singer guitarist and composer born in Artvin s Black Sea town of Hopa Beyazit Ozturk Turkish television personality standup comedian and actor His father is of Georgian descent from Ardanuc Sukriye Tutkun folk singer Born into a Georgian family from Artvin Ozcan Alper Turkish film director and screenwriter of Hemshin descent Algi Eke Turkish actress Born into a Georgian family from Artvin Districts edit nbsp Districts of the Province of Artvin Central district also has the same name just like most provinces in Turkey In 1924 the Liva Sanjak was abolished and the Artvin Vilayet was created Artvin Vilayet was combined with Rize to form Coruh Vilayet with the capital at Rize Later it was separated into Artvin Province with the districts of Ardanuc Arhavi Artvin Borcka Hopa Murgul Savsat and Yusufeli 10 Artvin province is divided into 9 districts capital district in bold Ardanuc Arhavi Artvin Borcka Hopa Kemalpasa Murgul Savsat YusufeliSister cities edit nbsp Akhaltsikhe Georgia nbsp Casablanca Morocco nbsp Batumi GeorgiaSee also editArifana Kochari Tayk Tao Klarjeti List of populated places in Artvin ProvinceReferences edit a b Address based population registration system ADNKS results dated 31 December 2022 Favorite Reports XLS TUIK Retrieved 19 September 2023 Il ve Ilce Yuz olcumleri General Directorate of Mapping Retrieved 19 September 2023 Artvin geography tr Archived from the original on 2015 06 20 Retrieved 2012 05 18 Peoples of the Caucasus in Turkey Artvin Archived November 5 2011 at the Wayback Machine Artvin Macahel Archived May 11 2012 at the Wayback Machine Genel Nufus Sayimlari Turkstat The Results of Address Based Population Registration System 2020 Turkish Statistical Institute Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 7 December 2021 Artvin Archived November 5 2011 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Artvin Province in Turkish the provincial governorate in English Artvin Weather Forecast Information in English Coruh River Valley and future of artvin city in English Armenian History and Presence in Artvin in Turkish Artvin has a Wikipedia all of its own including photos of Artvin HQ pictures of Artvin more photos Archived 2007 10 12 at the Wayback Machine World Wildlife Fund report on the area in Turkish photos and villages of Artvin 41 08 N 041 51 E 41 133 N 41 850 E 41 133 41 850 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Artvin Province amp oldid 1181675007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
