Karagöl-Sahara National Park ( Turkish : Karagöl-Sahara Milli Parkı ), established on August 31, 1994, is a national park in the Şavşat district of Artvin Province , Turkey. It is located in the Black Sea Region and formed by two separate areas, namely Karagöl and Sahara plateau. Karagöl is located at 45 km (28 mi) from Şavşat , while Sahara plateau is 17 km (11 mi) from the town.
5-746: The national park covers an area of 3,251 ha (8,030 acres) at an average elevation of 1,800 m (5,900 ft) above mean sea level. This geographical article about a location in Artvin Province , Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This protected areas-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Artvin Province Artvin Province ( Turkish : Artvin ili ; Armenian : Արտվինի նահանգ Artvini nahang ; Georgian : ართვინის პროვინცია , Artvinis p'rovintsia ; Laz : ართვინიშ დობადონა Artvinish dobadona; )
10-703: Is a province in Turkey , on the Black Sea coast in the northeastern corner of the country, on the border with Georgia . Artvin also borders the Turkish provinces of Erzurum , Ardahan and Rize . Its area is 7,393 km , and its population is 169,403 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Artvin . Artvin is an attractive area of steep valleys carved by the Çoruh River system, surrounded by high mountains of Kaçkar , Karçal and Yalnızçam (up to 3900 m) and forest with much national parkland including
15-525: The 249 m Deriner Dam and others at Borçka and Muratlı . Local industries include bee-keeping especially in Macahel region. Artvin is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. In addition to the ethnic Turks , the province is home to communities of Laz people and Hemshin peoples . Autochthonous Muslim Georgians form the majority in parts of Artvin Province east of
20-571: The Karagöl-Sahara, which contains the Şavşat and Borçka lakes. The weather in Artvin is very wet and mild at the coast, and as a result is heavily forested. This greenery runs from the top all the way down to the Black Sea coast. The rain turns to snow at higher altitudes, and the peaks are very cold in winter. The forests are home to brown bears and wolves . The Çoruh is now being dammed in 11 places for hydro-electric power, including
25-666: The Çoruh River. Immigrant groups of Georgian origins, found scattered in Turkey are known as Chveneburi. In particular, there is a prominent community of Chveneburi Georgians many of them descendants of Muslim families from Georgia who migrated during the struggles between the Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire during the 19th century. With such diverse peoples, Artvin has a rich variety of folk song and dance (see Arifana and Kochari for examples of folk culture). Popular places for walking and outdoor expeditions. In 1924,
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