Yukarışahinler is a village in the

Arhavi District Arhavi District is a district of Artvin Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Arhavi.İl� ...

, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 222 (2021).

History

It gained village status before 1965. The old name of village was "Jileni Napşit".

Geography

Güvercinli is located to the north, Derecik is located to the south, Tepeyurt is located to the east, and Ulukent is located to the west of the village. The altitude of the village is 328 meters. The climate of the village is in the Black Sea climate. The village is 87 km away from the city of Artvin and 11 km away from the Arhavi town center.

Economy

The villages economy is based on agriculture and

animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...

. There are two place of tea intake belonging to

Lipton Lipton is a British brand of tea, owned by Ekaterra. Lipton was also a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom, later sold to Argyll Foods, after which the company sold only tea. The company is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Lipton, who fo ...

and Çaykur in village.

Population

Mukhtar

Mukhtars according to selected years: :2009 - Turan Toraman :2004 - Coşkun Atalan :1999 - Coşkun Atalan :1994 - Coşkun Atalan :1989 - İmdat Yıldızbayrak :1984 - İmdat Yıldızbayrak :1977 - Mustafa Özyılmaz :1973 - Mustafa Özyılmaz

References

Villages in Arhavi District Laz settlements in Turkey {{Artvin-geo-stub