Why visit Posof
Townapedia lists 2 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Posof
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About Posof
Posof (Georgian: ფოცხოვი, Potskhovi, formerly Georgian: დიღვირი, Dighviri) is a town in Ardahan Province of Turkey, in the far east of the country, 75 km from the city of Ardahan and near the border with Georgia. It is located in the historical region of Samtskhe. It is the administrative centre of the Posof District. Its population is 2,106 (2021).
From the Wikipedia article Posof (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship1
Gas and EV charging2
History
Dighviri village, which formed the basis of the town of Posof, was a Georgian settlement when the Ottomans captured it from the Georgians. The inhabitants of the village were recorded as Turk in the 1886 Russian census. When Dighviri village became the administrative centre of the town of Posof in 1929, its name was also changed to Posof. In the 1940 general census, only 1,330 people lived in the town of Posof. By 1965, the town's population had risen to 1,540, of whom 818 were literate.
From the History section of Posof on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
Map of Posof
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kars Harakani Airport (KSY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 110 km away.
- Yeniköy 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Damal 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Çiçeklidağ 23 km south, about 23 min by car
- Burmadere 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Hanak 32 km south, about 32 min by car
- Şavşat 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
- Ardahan 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Ardanuç 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Seyitler 82 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Artvin 84 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Posof pic, Gencoo at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain
- Posof merkez cami 3 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof merkez cami 2 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof Merkez Camii, Mkurtel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof belediyesi 2 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof belediyesi 1 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 10 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 9 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 5 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 7 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 1 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof hükümet konağı 2 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 4 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof hükümet konağı 1 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 8 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 2 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 3 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof 6 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- POSOF KALESİ - panoramio, hüseyin yeşil, CC BY 3.0
- Gökkuşağı, Cglclk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kuşbakışı, Cglclk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Geceler, Cglclk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ardahan Province Mar 2020 14 58 43 959000, Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mere Kilisesi, Mkurtel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mere Kalesi, Mkurtel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Posof merkez cami 1 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
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