Dikkaya, Çamlıhemşin

Dikkaya

Mek'alesk'iriti (Laz language)
Dikkaya Mek'alesk'iriti (Laz language)
Village
Country	Turkey
Province	Rize Province
District	Çamlıhemşin
Elevation	526 m (1,726 ft)
Population (2020)[1]
• Total	983
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Dikkaya is a village in the Çamlıhemşin, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.

History

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.[2]

Geography

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

References

"Rize Ardeşen Köy Nüfusu" (in Turkish). Nufusune.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri". Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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[NN-1] "Rize Ardeşen Köy Nüfusu" (in Turkish). Nufusune.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[nişan-2] Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri". Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 5 February 2020.