Rüzgarlı, İkizdere

Rüzgarlı is a village in the İkizdere District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.[1] Its population is 117 (2021).[2] Turkish singer Tarkan is from this village.[3]

Rüzgarlı
Mize (Laz language)
Village
Rüzgarlı is located in Turkey
Rüzgarlı
Rüzgarlı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°45′46″N 40°33′26″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceRize
Districtİkizdere
Elevation
960 m (3,150 ft)
Population
 (2021)
117
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

History

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Mize, which means "dark bird". Most of the villagers are ethnically Laz or Hemshin.[4]

Geography

The village is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from İkizdere.

References
  1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. "Tarkan'ın yaylası olarak bilinen Rüzgârlı köyü yaylasını ayılar bastı" (in Turkish). cumhuriyet.com.tr. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri". Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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