Yusufeli
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| Coordinates: 40°49′24″N 41°32′55″E / 40.82333°N 41.54861°ECoordinates: 40°49′24″N 41°32′55″E / 40.82333°N 41.54861°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Artvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eyüp Aytekin (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Emre Nebioğlu |
| Area | |
| • District | 2,270.00 km2 (876.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 741 m (2,431 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 6,856 |
| • District | 22,234 |
| • District density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Post code | 08700 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www |
Yusufeli is a town and district of Artvin Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located on the bank of Çoruh River 104 km south-west of the city of Artvin, on the road to Erzurum.
The town of Yusufeli (population 5863) sits in a valley where the Çoruh River is joined by the Barhal, the surrounding countryside is a range of mountains running east to west, with villages in other valleys between the mountains; little of Yusufeli is flat and this is a beautiful landscape, with streams, lakes and excellent views.
The micro climate allows the cultivation of olives, grapes, and citrus fruits, the driving forces of the economy in addition to tourism. The town can be reached by air via Erzurum Airport, 135 km (84 mi) away from Yusufeli or by road from Artvin, Erzurum and Trabzon (via İspir in Erzurum Province).
With many kind of tourism facilities like rafting and many other water sports, tracking, mountain climbing, hunting, camping, photography, floristry, historical castles and churches and natural beauties Yusufeli is an excellent tourism location.
There is a widely criticised plan to dam the Çoruh at Yusufeli, which would submerge 15,000 homes.
Yusufeli has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).
The history of Yusufeli, formerly Perterek or Pertarek, is traced to 3000 BC, the Bronze Age. The area has since been inhabited by Hurri, Urartu, Persians, Ancient Romans, Byzantines, Georgians and Armenians. In the Turkish era the area has been settled by Seljuks, Saltuks, Ilkhanates, Tamerlan, Akkoyunlu, Safevids and the Ottoman Empire. In 1879 the area was the district of Kiksim in the county of Çıldır. Then following the war between the Ottoman Empire and Russia it became a county of Erzurum.
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