Artvin
AREA: 7.436 km²
POPULATION: 212.833 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 08
DISTRICTS: Artvin (center), Ardanuç, Arhavi, Borçka, Hopa,
Murgul, Şavşat, Yusufeli.
SITES OF INTEREST: Kafkasör, Mersevan plateau, Hatila River,
Ilıca Village and Otingo hot springs, Ciskaro mineral water spring,
Kopmuş, Kemalpaşa, Sarpri, Salihlibey Mosques, İşhan (Kanlı) Church
turned into a mosque by the Ottomans, Hamamlı (Dolisane) Church used as
a mosque, Camandar Baba, Sefer Pasha, Zor Mustafa Bey Mausoleums, Çelebi
Efendi, Mehmed Bey fountains, Çoruh bridge.
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (466) 212 25 07
Fax: (466) 212 16 43
Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages
in Artvin
Sites
Archeological Sites: 197
Urban Sites: 6
Natural Sites: 42
Historical Sites: -
Total: 7
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 129
TOTAL: 136
Significant Days
Freedom from Occupation days
Freedom Day - Artvin
City Center
7 March"
Freedom Day - Ardanuç
Ardanuç District
7 March
Freedom Day - Borçka
Borçka District
7 March
Freedom Day - Şavşat
Şavşat District
27 March
Freedom Day - Borçka-Muratlı
Borçka-Muratlı
8 March
Freedom Day - Arhavi
Arhavi District
12 March
Freedom Day - Hopa
Hopa
14 March
Festivals:
Kafkasör Culture and Art Festival
Kafkasör (Artvin)
22-25 June
Arhavi Culture and Art Festival
Arhavi
3 rd. week of July
Karakucak Wrestling Festival and Efkari Minstrels Celebrations
Ardanuç
19-20 May
Festivities
Beet Celebrations
Şavşat Plateaus
22-23 July
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