Aşıkşenlik, formerly Yakınsu and historically Sukara, is a neighbourhood of the town Çıldır, Çıldır District, Ardahan Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 277 (2021).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] It is populated by Karapapakhs.[4]
Aşıkşenlik | |
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  Aşıkşenlik Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°09′N 43°13′E / 41.150°N 43.217°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ardahan |
| District | Çıldır |
| Municipality | Çıldır |
| Elevation | 1,915 m (6,283 ft) |
| Population (2021) | 277 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 75400 |
| Area code | 0478 |
Geography
editAşıkşenlik is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Çıldır, 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Ardahan and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Georgia border check point. It is situated in a high altitude wetland.
History
editAşıkşenlik is an old settlement. It was captured by Seljukid sultan Alp Arslan in 1064. After Harzemshah, Kipchaks and Mongols dominations it was annexed by the Ottoman sultan Süleyman I in 1546. According to Evliya Çelebi who lived in the 17th century, Aşıkşenlik (then known as Sukara) was one of the wealthiest towns of the Ottoman Empire in the east. In 1877 Russians captured Aşıkşenlik during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). But in 1921 it was returned to Turkey.[5]
References
edit- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
- ^ Ercilâsun, Ahmet Bican (1983). Kars ili ağızları: ses bilgisi (in Turkish). p. 43.
- ^ Mayor’s page (in Turkish) Archived September 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine