Armutveren, Posof
Armutveren | |
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Armutveren Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′34″N 42°47′33″E / 41.5760°N 42.7926°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ardahan |
| District | Posof |
| Population (2021) | 78 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Armutveren is a village in the Posof District, Ardahan Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 78 (2021).[2]
The former name of the village of Armutveren was Papala. Papala (Mingrelian: ფაფალა), a Megrelian word, means canyon.[3] This place name was recorded as Papala (پاپالا) in the Ottoman land-survey register (mufassal defter) of 1595.[4]
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.
- ^ ოთარ ქაჯაია, მეგრულ-ქართული ლექსიკონი / Megrelian-Georgian Dictionary, Tbilisi, 2001
- ^ გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი: გამოკვლევა: წიგნი III), Sergi Jikia, Tbilisi, 1947-1958, 3 volumes, volume III (1958), p. 444