Güreşen
Sign in to saveGüreşen, formerly Beglevan, Beğlevan, and Pehlevan is a village in Borçka district of Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 666 (2021). It is close to the Georgian border to the east and Çoruh River to the south. The distance to Borçka is and to Artvin is . Both the former and the present names of the village mean “wrestler”. Main economic activity of the watery village is agriculture.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- village
- Turkey place.province
- Artvin
- Turkey place.district
- Borçka
- Turkey place.name
- Güreşen
- Turkey place.population_total
- 666
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Turkey place.other_name
- Beğlevan
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 330
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 08490
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0478
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village of Turkey
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Borçka
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 496
- Elevation
- 330
- Time zone
- time in Turkey
- Dialing code
- 466
- Licence plate code
- 08
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- postal code
- 08400
- Commons category
- Güreşen, Borçka
- male population
- 370
- female population
- 296
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
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Güreşen, formerly Beglevan, Beğlevan, and Pehlevan is a village in Borçka district of Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 666 (2021). It is close to the Georgian border to the east and Çoruh River to the south. The distance to Borçka is and to Artvin is . Both the former and the present names of the village mean “wrestler”. Main economic activity of the watery village is agriculture.
== Etymology == The oldest name of the village is Beghlevani (), which might be a combination of the words “begheli” (ბეღელი) and “avani” (ავანი), meaning “barn” and “village/town” respectively.
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