Everything about Posof totally explained
Posof is a district of
Ardahan Province of
Turkey, in the far east of the country, on the border with
Georgia, 75km from the city of
Ardahan.
Formerly named "Postkhovi" (ფოცხოვი) under Georgian rule, and later as "Duğur".
Geography
Posof is high in the mountains near the source of the River
Çoruh, much of the district is pine forest.
History
In 1064 the
Seljuk Turkish Sultan
Alparslan besieged Kol castle while passing over Mount Arşiyan to conquer the city of
Ani. By 1080 the
Georgians had been removed and the area was in the hands of the Seljuks.
During the
First World War and the
Turkish War of Independence in the 1920s Posof was the scene of fighting between
Turkey and
Russia.
Today this is an impoverished rural area that has seen many of its residents migrate to jobs abroad. One source of income is beekeeping.
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