Turkey
Ardahan Province
Posof

Baykent

Baykent is a village in the Posof District, , . Its population is 134. Baykent has about 116 residents and an elevation of 1,811 metres.
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  • Type: Village with 116 residents
  • Description: village in Posof, Ardahan, northeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Baykent, Posof” and “Vahla”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Queli.

Castle
Q'ueli or Q'uelis-tsikhe was a medieval fortress atop the homonymous mountain of the Arsiani Range, now within the boundaries of , where it is known as Kol Kalesi or Kuvel Kalesi. is situated 3 km northwest of Baykent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aşıkzülali and Kaleönü.

Village
is a village in the Posof District, , . Its population is 212.

Village
is a village in the Posof District, , . Its population is 89.

Village
is a village in the Posof District, , . Its population is 109. The former name of village was Saikhve. Saikhve, a Georgian place name, is derived from the word "ikhv"’ and means "duck farm" or "place where ducks are raised". is situated 2½ km west of Baykent.

Baykent

Latitude
41.42004° or 41° 25′ 12″ north
Longitude
42.64775° or 42° 38′ 52″ east
Population
116
Elevation
1,811 metres (5,942 feet)
Open location code
8HH4CJCX+24
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1355222950
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
750898
Wiki­data ID
Q4825478
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Yoruba—“Baykent” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Байкент”
  • Chinese: “Baykent”
  • Dutch: “Baykent”
  • Georgian: “ბაიქენთი”
  • German: “Baykent”
  • Hungarian: “Baykent”
  • Malay: “Baykent, Posof”
  • Malay: “Baykent”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Baykent”
  • Persian: “بی‌کند”
  • Russian: “Вахла”
  • Tatar: “Байкент”
  • Turkish: “Baykent, Posof”
  • Turkish: “Baykent”
  • Uzbek: “Baykent”
  • Vietnamese: “Baykent, Posof”
  • Vietnamese: “Baykent”
  • Yoruba: “Baykent”
  • “Baykent”

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