Ardahan Province

Ardahan Province (Turkish: Ardahan ili ) is a province in the north-east of Turkey, at the very end of the country, where Turkey borders with Georgia. The provincial capital is the city of Ardahan. This is attractive open countryside which however spends many months of the year under snow. At this altitude temperatures on average reach -20°C and can drop below freezing all year round, including summer months. The local economy depends on farming and raising livestock. Until 1993 Ardahan was a district of the province of Kars, becoming a province in its own right has meant more investment in infrastructure There are two crossing points into the Samtskhe-Javakheti district of Georgia, one at Posof and the other (currently closed) at...