ARTVİN

AREA: 7.436 km²

POPULATION: 212.833 (1990)

TRAFFIC CODE: 08

DISTRICTS: Artvin (center), Ardanuç, Arhavi, Borçka, Hopa, Murgul, Şavşat, Yusufeli.

SITES OF INTEREST: Kafkasör, Mersevan plateau, Hatila River, Ilıca Village and Otingo hot springs, Ciskaro mineral water spring, Kopmuş, Kemalpaşa, Sarpri, Salihlibey Mosques, İşhan (Kanlı) Church turned into a mosque by the Ottomans, Hamamlı (Dolisane) Church used as a mosque, Camandar Baba, Sefer Pasha, Zor Mustafa Bey Mausoleums, Çelebi Efendi, Mehmed Bey fountains, Çoruh 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 - Ardanuç
Ardanuç District
7 March

Freedom Day - Borçka
Borçka District
7 March

Freedom Day - Şavşat
Şavşat District
27 March

Freedom Day - Borçka-Muratlı
Borçka-Muratlı
8 March

Freedom Day - Arhavi
Arhavi District
12 March

Freedom Day - Hopa
Hopa
14 March

Festivals:

Kafkasör Culture and Art Festival
Kafkasör (Artvin)
22-25 June

Arhavi Culture and Art Festival
Arhavi
3 rd. week of July

Karakucak Wrestling Festival and Efkari Minstrels Celebrations
Ardanuç
19-20 May

Festivities

Beet Celebrations
Şavşat Plateaus
22-23 July