Dikkaya, Çamlıhemşin

Dikkaya

Mek'alesk'iriti (Laz language)
Dikkaya Mek'alesk'iriti (Laz language)
Village
Country	Turkey
Province	Rize
District	Çamlıhemşin
Elevation	526 m (1,726 ft)
Population (2021)	1,004
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Dikkaya is a village in the Çamlıhemşin District, Rize Province, in the Black Sea Region of Turkey.^[1] Its population is 1,004 (2021).^[2]

History[edit]

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Mek'alesk'iriti, which means "seize a place". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.^[3]

Geography[edit]

The village is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from Çamlıhemşin.

References[edit]

^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Dikkaya". Index-Anatolicus.

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[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.

[nişan-3] Nişanyan, Sevan. "Dikkaya". Index-Anatolicus.

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v t e Çamlıhemşin District
Municipalities	Çamlıhemşin
Villages	Behice Boğaziçi Çatköy Çayırdüzü Derecik Didi Dikkaya Güllüköy Güroluk Kale Komilo Köprübaşı Meydanköy Mollaveyis Ortaklar Ortanköy Ortayayla Sıraköy Şenköy Şenyuva Topluca Yaylaköy Yazlık Yolkıyı Yukarışimşirli Zilkale