Öncül, Çıldır
Öncül | |
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Öncül Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′27″N 43°09′55″E / 41.2409°N 43.1653°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ardahan |
| District | Çıldır |
| Population (2021) | 289 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Öncül, formerly Tskarostavi (Georgian: წყაროსთავი), is a village in the Çıldır District, Ardahan Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 289 (2021).[2] The village is populated by Turks.[3]
The former name of the village of Öncül is Tskarostavi. Tskarostavi (წყაროსთავი), a Georgian place name, consists of two words (წყარო: ‘spring’) and "tavi" (თავი: ‘head’) and means ‘head of the spring’.[4][5] Indeed, in 1902, the Georgian historian and archaeologist Ekvtime Takaishvili wrote that there was a gushing spring below the Tskarostavi Church, which flowed along the valley and joined the Kura River.[6] This place name is recorded in Ottoman sources as "Zgharostav" (زغارستاو) and "Zikaristav" (زيقارستاو).[7][8]
References
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Kırzıoğlu, Fahrettin. "Çıldır Köyleri Seyahat Notları-I" (PDF). Bizim Ahıska (in Turkish): 42. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "წყარო" - A Comprehensive Georgian-English Dictionary, London, 2006, 2 volumes ISBN 0-9535878-3-5
- ^ "თავი" - A Comprehensive Georgian-English Dictionary, London, 2006, 2 volumes ISBN 0-9535878-3-5
- ^ Е. Такайшвили, "Материалы по археологии Кавказа, собранные экспедициями Московского археологического общества: Выпуск XII", Moscow, 1909, pp. 45-51.
- ^ გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი: გამოკვლევა: წიგნი III), Sergi Jikia, Tbilisi, 1947-1958, 3 volumes, Volume III (1958), p. 414.
- ^ Son Teşkilat-i Mülkiyede Köylerimizin Adları (Ottoman Turkish), Istanbul, 1928, p. 764.