Akçiğdem, Refahiye

Coordinates: 39°56′N 38°50′E / 39.933°N 38.833°E / 39.933; 38.833
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Akçiğdem
Akçiğdem is located in Turkey
Akçiğdem
Akçiğdem
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°56′N 38°50′E / 39.933°N 38.833°E / 39.933; 38.833
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzincan
DistrictRefahiye
Population
 (2022)
41
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Akçiğdem, formerly known as Horon, is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey.[1][2] The village is populated by Georgians and Turks and had a population of 41 in 2022.[3][4]

Georgian refugees settled in the village during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877-1878.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Köylerimiz" [Our villages] (in Turkish). Refahiye District Governorate. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Kaplanoğlu, Yücel (2009). Refahiye'nin sosyo-kültürel ve dini yapısı üzerine bir inceleme (Thesis) (in Turkish). p. 30.