ARTVIN
AREA: 7.436 km?
POPULATION: 212.833 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 08
DISTRICTS: Artvin (center), Ardanuc, Arhavi, Borcka, Hopa, Murgul, Savsat, Yusufeli.
SITES OF INTEREST: Kafkasor, Mersevan plateau, Hatila River, Ilica Village and Otingo hot springs, Ciskaro mineral water spring, Kopmus, Kemalpasa, Sarpri, Salihlibey Mosques, Ishan (Kanli) Church turned into a mosque by the Ottomans, Hamamli (Dolisane) Church used as a mosque, Camandar Baba, Sefer Pasha, Zor Mustafa Bey Mausoleums, Celebi Efendi, Mehmed Bey fountains, Coruh 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 - Ardanuc
Ardanuc District
7 March
Freedom Day - Borcka
Borcka District
7 March
Freedom Day - Savsat
Savsat District
27 March
Freedom Day - Borcka-Muratli
Borcka-Muratli
8 March
Freedom Day - Arhavi
Arhavi District
12 March
Freedom Day - Hopa
Hopa
14 March
Festivals:
Kafkasor Culture and Art Festival
Kafkasor (Artvin)
22-25 June
Arhavi Culture and Art Festival
Arhavi
3 rd. week of July
Karakucak Wrestling Festival and Efkari Minstrels Celebrations
Ardanuc
19-20 May
Festivities
Beet Celebrations
Savsat Plateaus
22-23 July
Picture: Folk Dance
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