Kemalpaşa, Artvin

Kemalpaşa
Municipality
Kemalpaşa is located in Turkey
Kemalpaşa
Kemalpaşa
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°29′N 41°32′E / 41.483°N 41.533°E / 41.483; 41.533
CountryTurkey
ProvinceArtvin
DistrictKemalpaşa
Government
 • MayorErgül Akçiçek (CHP)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
5,715
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
08610
Area code0466
Websitewww.kemalpasa.bel.tr

Kemalpaşa (original name: Noghedi, former Makriyali; Laz and Georgian: მაკრიალი/Makriali or ნოღედი/Noghedi) is a town on the Black Sea coast in Artvin Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Kemalpaşa District.[2] Its population is 5,715 (2021).[1] It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Hopa and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the Sarp border check point to Georgia.

Until 1547 it was a part of the Principality of Guria of the Kingdom of Imereti. In June 1367 here in Makriali Church the royal wedding took place between the king Bagrat V of Georgia and Anna of Trebizond. In 1547 it was annexed to Ottoman Empire. From 1915 to 1917 — occupied by the Russian Empire during the First World War. From 1918 to 1921 Kemalpaşa became a part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. After the occupation of the Georgian Democratic Republic by the Soviet Red Army, the village was ceded to Turkey in 1922. In 1987 it was declared township.[3] It became the seat of a district in 2017.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Mayor’s page (in Turkish)
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