Kale
Makret
Village
Kale is located in Turkey
Kale
Kale
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°22′38″N 41°37′19″E / 41.3772°N 41.6220°E / 41.3772; 41.6220
CountryTurkey
ProvinceArtvin
DistrictBorçka
Population
 (2021)
283
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Kale is a village in the Borçka District, Artvin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 283 (2021).[2]

History

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Makret, which derived from Georgian word "makareti" and means "wedding place". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri". Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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