Çamlıhemşin
Çamlıhemşin | |
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Coordinates: 41°02′50″N 41°00′20″E / 41.04722°N 41.00556°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Rize |
District | Çamlıhemşin |
Government | |
• Mayor | Osman Haşimoğlu (AKP) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | 1,763 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0464 |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | camlihemsin |
Çamlıhemşin, formerly Vice, (
With its mountains and valleys in all shades of green, Çamlıhemşin has a reputation as one of the most attractive parts of the eastern Black Sea region,[original research?] particularly with the autumn foliage.
Etymology
The town was originally known as Vija, Vije, or Vice with local variants Vicealtı, Vicedibi, although it was officially named as Vicealtı until 1953 when its name was changed to Çamlıca by Turkish authorities.[2] Its current name, Çamlıhemşin, was given in 1957, a combination of the terms "Çamlı", which in Turkish means "pine-forested" or "piney" and "Hemşin", which is the name of the indigenous Armenian population of the region.
The name Vija is the Laz word for brine, mineral (salty) water, which corresponds to the Kartvelian *weʒ₁- form.[4]
Geography
Çamlıhemşin is high in the
This is a low-income district and successive generations of Çamlıhemşin have migrated to jobs in Turkey's larger cities (for example they have reputation as the best bakers and pastry-cooks in Ankara). In Çamlıhemşin some tea is grown and otherwise people live from forestry, beekeeping or herding animals on the mountainside. However the countryside here is a gorgeous mix of meadows and valleys and in recent years the district has begun to attract tourists, people on trekking holidays in the Kaçkar. There are now small hotels and guest houses throughout the district.
Çamlıhemşin itself is a small town of 2,355 people. There is a health centre and some blocks of public housing, residences for teachers and civil servants posted here. There are high schools in Çamlıhemşin and primary schools in the mountains villages. The traditional Çamlıhemşin village house is wooden, with a steep roof to run off the rain and a wooden terrace at the side. Many of these homes seem stuck to the steep hillsides by magic.[tone]
20 villages of the district are inhabited by
The local cuisine includes muhlama, the fondue-type hot cheese, butter and flour pudding.
Climate
Çamlıhemşin has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).
Climate data for Çamlıhemşin | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 141 (5.6) |
109 (4.3) |
94 (3.7) |
77 (3.0) |
77 (3.0) |
109 (4.3) |
87 (3.4) |
108 (4.3) |
138 (5.4) |
177 (7.0) |
159 (6.3) |
164 (6.5) |
1,440 (56.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[5] |
Places of interest
Çamlıhemşin has a number of places for hiking and escaping into the countryside, including:
- Ayder - the village has mineral baths and plenty of accommodation for visitors.
- the Fırtına Valley, which runs through the heart of Çamlıhemşin, and is spanned by the Ottoman-era Fırtına River bridges.
- Kale-i Balâ a castle high on a rock
- Zilkale, a medieval era castle
Notable residents
- Mahmut Turan - a Turkish musician of Hemshin origin playing the tulum
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ a b Mohti Rize Fındıklı lazlar çamlıhenşin horon Lazca google Kadir Kalemci Web Sayfası Maşukiye Laz Mehmet
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ISSN 1987-9946(in Georgian).
- ^ "Climate: Çamlıhemşin". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
External links
- (in English) Çamlıhemşin with photographs
- (in Turkish) Gulapoğlu Ailesi Sitesi - Gulapoglu Family Site from Camlihemsin
- (in Turkish) the Çamlıhemşin-Hemşin foundation
- (in English) a forum for discussion of all things Hamsheni
- (in Turkish) website tilted "WE ARE HEMŞİNLİ"