Kurtkale, Çıldır

Kurtkale
Village
Kurtkale is located in Turkey
Kurtkale
Kurtkale
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°16′N 43°08′E / 41.267°N 43.133°E / 41.267; 43.133
CountryTurkey
ProvinceArdahan
DistrictÇıldır
Population
 (2021)
213
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Kurtkale is a village in the Çıldır District, Ardahan Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 213 (2021).[2] The village is populated by Turks.[3]

Near the village is the medieval castle of Mgeltsikhe[4] meaning "Wolf's fortress" in Georgian. Kurtkale has the same meaning in Turkish.

References

  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ Ercilâsun, Ahmet Bican (1983). Kars ili ağızları: ses bilgisi (in Turkish). p. 32.
  4. ^ T.A. Sinclair (31 December 1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume I. Pindar Press. pp. 437–. ISBN 978-0-907132-32-5.


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