Artvin
Area: 7.436 km²
Population: 212.833 (1990)
Traffic Code: 08
Districts: Artvin (center), Ardanuc, Arhavi, Borcka, Hopa, Murgul, Savsat, Yusufeli.
Sites of Interest
- Kafkasor
- Mersevan plateau
- Hatila River
- Ilica Village and Otingo Hot Springs
- Ciskaro Mineral Water Spring
- Kopmus, Kemalpasa, Sarpri, and Salihlibey Mosques
- Ishan (Kanli) Church (later turned into a mosque by the Ottomans)
- Hamamli (Dolisane) Church (now used as a mosque)
- Camandar Baba
- Sefer Pasha
- Zor Mustafa Bey Mausoleums
- Celebi Efendi
- Mehmed Bey fountains
- Coruh Bridge
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Telephone: (466) 212 25 07
Fax: (466) 212 16 43
Freedom from Occupation Days
- 7 March: Freedom Day for Artvin, Artvin City Center
- 7 March: Freedom Day for Ardanuc, Ardanuc District
- 7 March: Freedom Day for Borcka, Borcka District
- 27 March: Freedom Day for Savsat, Savsat District
- 8 March: Freedom Day for Borcka-Muratli, Borcka-Muratli
- 12 March: Freedom Day for Arhavi, Arhavi District
- 14 March: Freedom Day for Hopa, Hopa
Festivals
- 19-20 May: Karakucak Wrestling Festival and Efkari Minstrels Celebrations, Ardanuc
- 22-25 June: Kafkasor Culture and Art Festival, Kafkasor (Artvin)
- 3rd week of July: Arhavi Culture and Art Festival, Arhavi
Festivities
22-23 July: Beet Celebrations, Savsat Plateaus