Akkiraz, Çıldır

Akkiraz
Akkiraz
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°15′11″N 43°06′46″E / 41.25306°N 43.11278°E / 41.25306; 43.11278
CountryTurkey
ProvinceArdahan
DistrictÇıldır
Population
 (2021)
206
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. ^ Köy Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ Kırzıoğlu, Fahrettin. "Çıldır Köyleri Seyahat Notları-I" (PDF). Bizim Ahıska (in Turkish): 42. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ "ნაგები" - A Comprehensive Georgian-English Dictionary, London, 2006, 2 column ISBN 0-9535878-3-5