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Arhavi
Sign in to saveArhavi (Laz: არქაბი/Arǩabi; Georgian: არქაბი/arkabi) is a town in Artvin Province located in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Arhavi District. Its population is 17,558 (2022), making it the third most populous municipality in Artvin Province. Laz people form a large portion of the population. The terrain is hilly and mountainous. Area of the city center is about . The length of the coast is about . Arhavi is famous by the Culture and Art Festival that celebrated since 1973.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- Arhavi
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Arkhabi.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Statue of a Laz man and woman in Arhavi (Arǩabi)
- Turkey place.province
- Artvin
- Turkey place.district
- Arhavi
- Turkey place.leader_party
- AKP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Turgay Ataselim
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 19
- Turkey place.population_total
- 17558
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 08200
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0466
- Turkey place.blank1_name
- Climate
- Turkey place.blank1_info
- Cfa
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Arhavi Belediyesi – Karadeniz'in İncisi
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 20926
- Elevation
- 19
- Official website
- arhavi.bel.tr
- Image
- Ciha hill from Arhavi city center.jpg
- Dialing code
- 466
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- P12749
- George Bournoutian
- native label
- آرخوه
- Commons category
- Arhavi
- postal code
- 08200
- urban population
- 17526
- rural population
- 4135
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- The Ottoman Period
- The Republican Period
- Geography
- Landforms
- Climate
- Vegetation
- Quarters
- Population
- Government
- Culture and art
- Arhavi Culture & Arts Festival
- Well-known citizens
- Arhavili Ismail
- References
- External links
Arhavi (Laz: არქაბი/Arǩabi; Georgian: არქაბი/arkabi) is a town in Artvin Province located in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Arhavi District. Its population is 17,558 (2022), making it the third most populous municipality in Artvin Province. Laz people form a large portion of the population. The terrain is hilly and mountainous. Area of the city center is about . The length of the coast is about . Arhavi is famous by the Culture and Art Festival that celebrated since 1973.
== Etymology == Arhavi is "Arkabi" in Laz means "Old Viçe" or "Old village" and was formerly known as its river "Kapisre".
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