Posof

Posof is a district of Ardahan Province of Turkey, in the far east of the country, 75 km from the city of Ardahan. It has a border crossing with neighboring Georgia at Türkgözü. Posof is well known for its handicrafts particularly its ornate silver belts and knives. Posof is high in the mountains near the source of the River Çoruh, much of the district is pine forest. The district Posof has 49 villages, this list includes the new and old names (new names are being used for several years now): Akballı (Obol) - Alabalık (Sayho) - Alköyü (Al) - Arılı (Zedezünde) - Armutveren (Papola) - Asmakonak (Sanhuliye) - Aşıküzeyir (Hevat) - Aşıkzülali (Suskap) - Balgöze (Çıldıret) - Baykent (Vahla) - Binbasi Eminbey (Cilvana) - Çakırkoç (Mere) -...