Kılıçkaya
Ersis | |
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Coordinates: 40°43′N 41°29′E / 40.717°N 41.483°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Artvin |
District | Yusufeli |
Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Postal code | 08820 |
Area code | 0466 |
Kılıçkaya (formerly: Ersis) is a village in the Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 806 (2021). [2] At 22 kilometres (14 mi) south of Yusufeli it is one of the southernmost settlements of the province. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town ( belde). [3]
In 1547, the town was incorporated into Ottoman Empire. After Russian occupation following the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) Kılıçkaya was returned to Turkey. In 1930, Sadiye Hanım became the mayor of the town as one of the first female town mayors of Turkey. [4]