Meşeköy is a village in the
Ä°kizdere District,
Rize Province
Rize Province ( tr, Rize ili) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of northeast Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon Province, Trabzon and Artvin Province, Artvin. The province of Erzurum Province, Erzurum is to the south. It was ...
, in
Black Sea Region
The Black Sea Region ( tr, Karadeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Samsun. Other big cities are Trabzon, Ordu, Tokat, Giresun, Rize, Amasya and Sinop.
It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the ...
of Turkey. Its population is 281 (2021).
History
Some of the villagers are ethnically
Laz.
Village is famous for
Lazboard Lazboard or petranboard, is a tool used for skiing on snow in Petran Plateau of Ä°kizdere district of Rize in Turkey. It is known for the Lazboard festival, which held every year. According to a research, villagers from Petran are the oldest group w ...
festival.
Geography
The village is located away from
Ä°kizdere
Ä°kizdere is a town and district of Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.
Etymology
Formerly known as ''Dipotamos'' and ''Kuray-ı Sab'', İkizdere means "twin streams" in both the Pontic Greek and Turkish languages, and indeed the ...
.
References
Villages in Ä°kizdere District
Laz settlements in Turkey
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