Posof

Posof
Posof
Municipality
	View of Posof city
	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	Cahit Ulgar (AKP)
Population (2021)	2,106
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	75800
Website	www.posof.bel.tr

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 the seat of Posof District.^[2] Its population is 2,106 (2021).^[1]

The town is populated by Turks.^[3]

Geography

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.^[4]

References

^ ^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.
^ Ercilâsun, Ahmet Bican (1983). Kars ili ağızları: ses bilgisi (in Turkish). p. 32.
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[ilce-2] İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[3] Ercilâsun, Ahmet Bican (1983). Kars ili ağızları: ses bilgisi (in Turkish). p. 32.

[4] Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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