Rüzgarlı is a village in the İkizdere District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.[1] Its population is 117 (2021).[2] Turkish singer Tarkan is from this village.[3]
Rüzgarlı
Mize (Laz language) | |
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  Rüzgarlı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°45′46″N 40°33′26″E / 40.76278°N 40.55722°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Rize |
| District | İkizdere |
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Population (2021) | 117 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
History
editAccording to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Mize, which means "dark bird". Most of the villagers are ethnically Laz or Hemshin.[4]
Geography
editThe village is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from İkizdere.
References
edit- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Tarkan'ın yaylası olarak bilinen Rüzgârlı köyü yaylasını ayılar bastı" (in Turkish). cumhuriyet.com.tr. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Rüzgarlı". Index-Anatolicus. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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