Alköy, Posof
Alköy | |
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Alköy Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′N 42°46′E / 41.483°N 42.767°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ardahan |
| District | Posof |
| Population (2021) | 157 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Alköy is a village in the Posof District, Ardahan Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 157 (2021).[2]
The village has a Lom population.[3]
Alköy's former name was Ali (Georgian: ალი). There is a settlement in Georgia bearing the name Ali. This name is written as Al (ال) in the Ottoman land-survey register (mufassal defter) of 1595.[4] The main church of the Georgian monastery, Ali Monastery, Ali Church, was built in the 10th the 11th century.
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.
- ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 369.
- ^ გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი: გამოკვლევა: წიგნი III), Sergi Jikia, Tbilisi, 1947-1958, 3 volumes, volume III (1958), p. 558.