Georgian-Turkish border, Sarpi village, Georgia

Sarpi ( ka, სარფი; tr, Sarp; russian: Сарп) is a border village on the coast of the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Roma ...

, on the

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between

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 ...

and

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

. It is inhabited by the Laz.

Geography

Sarpi is the main land border crossing between the two countries and a major conduit for

business travel Business travel is travel undertaken for work or business purposes, as opposed to other types of travel, such as for leisure purposes or regularly commuting between one's home and workplace. According to a survey, 88% small business owners e ...

, especially for Turkish companies doing business in

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ) is the second largest city of Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's southwest. It is situated in a subtropical zone at the foot of th ...

. Sarpi is located about 12 km south of Batumi and about 20 km northeast of

Hopa Hopa ( Laz and , Hamshen ) is a city and district of Artvin Province in northeast Turkey. It is located on the eastern Turkish Black Sea coast about from the city of Artvin and 18 kilometres from the border with Georgia. Geography Hopa is on t ...

, Turkey.

Culture

An ancient Laz festival called

Kolkhoba Kolkhoba ( ka, კოლხობა, tr, Kolhoba, lzz, Ǩolxoba) is an annual Laz festival held each year at the end of August or the beginning of September in Sarpi village, Georgia. It was first held on August 7, 1978, and has since become an ...

is held here each year at the end of August or the beginning of September. The myth of Argonauts is performed on stage during the festival.

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* Populated places in Adjara Georgia (country)–Turkey border crossings Laz settlements in Georgia {{Georgia-geo-stub

Geography

Culture

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