Şehitlik is a village in the Ardeşen District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.[1] Its population is 283 (2022).[2]
Şehitlik
Dobira (Laz language) | |
|---|---|
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Rize |
| District | Ardeşen |
| Elevation | 569 m (1,867 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 283 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
History
editAccording to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Dobira, which means "good land". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.[3]
Geography
editThe village is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) away from Ardeşen.
Population
editReferences
edit- ↑ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Şehitlik". Nişanyan Yeradları.
- ↑ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.