Akkiraz, Çıldır
Akkiraz | |
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Akkiraz Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′11″N 43°06′46″E / 41.25306°N 43.11278°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ardahan |
| District | Çıldır |
| Population (2021) | 206 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Akkiraz (formerly Kertene in Turkish) is a village in the Çıldır District, Ardahan Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 206 (2021).[2] The village is populated by Turks.[3]
The old name of Akkiraz village is Kavtarnagebi. Kavtarnagebi (ქავთარნაგები), a Georgian place name, the Georgian proper name "Kavtara" (ქავთარა), and "nagebi" meaning "building, house" It is derived from the words (ნაგები) and means "Kavtara's houses".[4]
Petrisi, a vanished Georgian village, was located within the present-day borders of the village of Akkiraz.
References
- ^ Köy Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, 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.
- ^ "ნაგები" - A Comprehensive Georgian-English Dictionary, London, 2006, 2 column ISBN 0-9535878-3-5