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State Road D.060 (Turkey)
D-060 is a west-east trunk road, state road in northeastern Turkey that serves the land border crossing to Armenia, which is currently closed. The route starts in the west at the intersection of State road D.950 (Turkey), D.950, east of Yusufeli, Artvin Province, and terminates at Turkey's Tiknis border checkpoint with Armenia east of Akyaka, Kars. The route D-060 continues in Armenia as M7 Highway (Armenia), M7. Itinerary {, class="wikitable" !Province !City/Town !Distance fromprevious location !Distance fromWest end !Distance fromEast end , - , Artvin Province, Artvin , Intersection , , 0 , , 0 , , 225 , - , rowspan=6 , Erzurum Province, Erzurum , Intersection to Olur , , 43 , , 43 , , 182 , - , Intersection Yolboyu, Oltu , , 20 , , 63 , , 162 , - , Intersection to Kömürlü, Yusufeli , , 9 , , 72 , , 153 , - , Intersection to SarıkamışIntersection to Şenkaya , , 8 , , 80 , , 145 , - , Akşar, Şenkaya , , 2 , , 82 , , 143 , - , Aydoğdu, Şenkaya, , 13 , , 95 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yusufeli
Yusufeli ( hy, Բերդագրակ, Berdagrak; ka, ახალთი, Akhalti) is a town and district of Artvin Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located on the bank of Çoruh River 104 km south-west of the city of Artvin, on the road to Erzurum. The town of Yusufeli (population 5863) sits in a valley where the Çoruh River is joined by the Barhal, the surrounding countryside is a range of mountains running east to west, with villages in other valleys between the mountains. The micro climate allows the cultivation of olives, grapes, and citrus fruits, the driving forces of the economy in addition to tourism. The town can be reached by air via Erzurum Airport, away from Yusufeli or by road from Artvin, Erzurum and Trabzon (via İspir in Erzurum Province). There is a widely criticised plan to dam the Çoruh at Yusufeli, which would submerge 15,000 homes. Climate Yusufeli has an oceanic climate (Köppen: ''Cfb''). History The history of Yusufeli, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarıkamış
Sarıkamış or Sarikamish ( ku, Zerqamîş, ) is a town and district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its population was 17,860 in 2010. The town sits in a valley and is surrounded by mountains, many of which are covered with pine forests. It has a subalpine climate, with average of of snowfall. It has very long winters and short, dry summers. In recent years Sarıkamış has developed as a winter skiing resort, with one of the world's longest tracks. The Sarıkamış district neighbours the districts of Selim and Kağızman to east, Şenkaya and Horasan to the west, Eleşkirt to the south, Selim and Şenkaya to the north and occupies an area of . Its average altitude is , and Aladag Mountain, at , is within its borders. Other important mountains are Süphan, Balıklı (), Kösedağı (), Çıplakdağ () and Soğanlı (). The Kars and Aras rivers flow through it. Extensive barracks from the Russian period surround the town and are still used by the Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Kuyucuk
Lake Kuyucuk ( tr, Kuyucuk Gölü) is a small shallow lake located in Arpaçay district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It has an area of and a maximum depth at . The lake area is an internationally recognized Ramsar site, important for its ornithofauna, and a tourist wildlife reserve. Geology The Kalkankale Formation, consisting of old sandstone, mudstone and claystone dating back to early Pliocene period, underlies wide areas at Lake Kuyucuk and the surrounding landscape, and forms the flat and low-sloped terrain of the region. Elevations north of the lake are formed by agglomerate, tuff and andesite of early Pliocene old Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura volcanic rocks while the southwestern elevations are formed by tuff, andesite, pearlite, pumice and obsidian of Dumanlıdağ pyroclastic rocks. Topography Büyükalamet Heights , Küçükalamet Heights , Kızılgüney Heights and Uzungüney Heights in the north, Alaca Heights in the west and Cadalı Hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arpaçay
Arpaçay is a town and a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is 2,503 as of 2010. The mayor is Erçetin Altay ( AKP). Azerbaijanis and their subgroups of Terekemes and Karapapaks make up the majority in the town. Names While the Turkish and Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (other) * Azeri (other) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ... names of the town are Arpaçay, it was called Zaruşat until it was officially renamed in 1922. The town's names in other languages are as follows: * hy, Զարիշատ, translit=Zarišat * ota, زاروشاد, translit=ZaruşadTahir Sezen, ''Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla)'', T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 534. * ka, წინუბანი / სულა ზ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kars
Kars (; ku, Qers; ) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. Its population is 73,836 in 2011. Kars was in the ancient region known as ''Chorzene'', (in Greek Χορζηνή) in classical historiography ( Strabo), part of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), in Ayrarat province, and later the capital of Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia in 929–961. Currently, the mayor of Kars is Türker Öksüz. The city had an Armenian ethnic majority until it was conquered by Turkish nationalist forces in late 1920. Etymology The city's name may be derived from the Armenian word հարս (''hars''), meaning "bride". Another hypothesis has it that the name derives from the Georgian word "the gate. History Medieval period Little is known of the early history of Kars beyond the fact that, during medieval times, it had its own dynasty of Armenian rulers and was the capital of a region known as Vanand. Medieval Armenian historians referred to the city by a variety of names, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susuz
Susuz ( tr, Cılavuz, ku, Cilawûz, russian: Ново-Дубовка) is a town and a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is 2,448 as of 2010.The mayor is Oğuz Yantemur from the Republican People's Party (CHP). Notable Locals * Tuncer Bakırhan Tuncer Bakirhan (born 1970, Susuz, Kars) is a former chairman of the Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) and the former Mayor of Siirt. He was dismissed from his duties as mayor by the Turkish ministry of the interior, arrested and sentenced to 10 ..., Politician References Towns in Turkey Populated places in Kars Province Districts of Kars Province Kurdish settlements in Turkey {{Kars-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balçeşme, Göle
Balçeşme is a village in the Göle District, Ardahan Province Ardahan Province ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Erdêxanê, ) is a province in the north-east of Turkey, bordering Georgia and Armenia. The provincial capital is the city of Ardahan. Demographics With 94,932 inhabitants in 2021, Ardahan was the third ..., Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 530 in 2021. References Villages in Göle District Kurdish settlements in Ardahan Province {{Ardahan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selim (District), Kars
Selim ( ota, سليم, ku, Selim, russian: Ново-Селим) is a town and a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... The population is 4,781 as of 2010. The mayor is Coşkun Altun ( AKP). References Towns in Turkey Populated places in Kars Province Districts of Kars Province Kurdish settlements in Turkey {{Kars-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göle
Göle ( hy, Կող, translit=Kogh; ka, კოლა, tr; ku, Mêrdînik) is a small city and surrounding district in Ardahan Province of Turkey. The city was formerly known as ''Merdenik'', ''Merdinik'' or ''Ardahan-ı Küçük'' ("Little Ardahan" in Ottoman Turkish). Göle is a rural district, eighty per cent of the area comprising mountain and forest, with the remainder grazing land and meadow; the local economy depends on this grazing. Göle is famous for its yellow kaşar cheese. Some crops are grown, including grains and potatoes. With the high Allahuekber mountains to the south Göle is exposed to the north resulting in cold winters. Etymology In Armenian, Göle is known as Kogb ( hy, Կող), Merdenek ( hy, Մերդենեկ), or Merrrenek ( hy, Մեռենեկ), also being renamed to Martenik ( hy, Մարտենիք) in 1918. In Greek, the town is known as Gkióle () or Mertenék (). History The name derives from Armenian name—Kogh—which may, in turn, derive from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardahan Province
Ardahan Province ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Erdêxanê, ) is a province in the north-east of Turkey, bordering Georgia and Armenia. The provincial capital is the city of Ardahan. Demographics With 94,932 inhabitants in 2021, Ardahan was the third least populated city after Bayburt and Tunceli in Turkey. Ardahan Province is populated by Azerbaijanis, Kurds and Turks. However, the area was heterogeneous prior to World War I and the Armenian genocide. In 1886, 43,643 people lived in Ardahan Vilayet of which was Turkish, was Kurdish, Qarapapaq, Greek, Turkmen, Russian and Armenian. The town of Ardahan had a population of 778 of which was Turkish, Russian, Armenian and Greek. In the 1897 Russian Empire Census, Ardahan okrug had a population of 65,763 of which was Turkish, Kurdish, Qarapapaq, Greek, Turkmen and Armenian. Slavs constituted of the population. The town of Ardahan had a population of 4,142 of which was Slavic, Armenian, Turkish and Greek. In 1908, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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