Petek
Petek is a village in the Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 131. It is located about 7 kilometres southwest of the town of Murgul. Its economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry.- Type: Village with 131 residents
- Description: village in Murgul, Artvin, northeastern Turkey
- Also known as: “Adaklı”, “Gurbin”, “Kurbin”, and “Petek, Murgul”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Çakmakkaya copper mine.
Çakmakkaya copper mine
Quarry
The Çakmakkaya mine is a large mine in the east of Turkey in Artvin Province 465 km east of the capital, Ankara. Çakmakkaya represents one of the largest copper reserve in Turkey having estimated reserves of 100 million tonnes of ore grading 0.8% iron. Çakmakkaya copper mine is situated 3½ km southeast of Petek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murgul and Kabaca.
Murgul
Town
Murgul is a town in Artvin Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Murgul District. Its population is 5,020. Previously known as Damar and Göktaş, Murgul is on a tributary of the Çoruh River, with mountains on all sides. Murgul is situated 3 km northeast of Petek.
Kabaca
Village
Kabaca is a village in the Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 73. Kabaca is situated 3½ km south of Petek.
Damar
Suburb
Damar is a village in the Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey. It lies just to the south east of Murgul. The town was once a district center, but in 1950 its status was reduced to a township. Damar is situated 4 km east of Petek.
Petek
- Categories: village of Turkey and locality
- Location: Murgul İlçesi, Artvin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.25954° or 41° 15′ 34″ northLongitude
41.54435° or 41° 32′ 40″ eastPopulation
131Elevation
915 metres (3,002 feet)Open location code
8HH37G5V+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2429762939OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
752858Wikidata ID
Q4828621
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Yoruba—“Petek” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Петек”
- Chinese: “Petek”
- Dutch: “Petek”
- Georgian: “ფეთექი”
- Hungarian: “Petek”
- Malay: “Petek, Murgul”
- Malay: “Petek”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Petek”
- Persian: “پتک”
- Russian: “Гурбин”
- Tatar: “Петек”
- Turkish: “Petek, Murgul”
- Turkish: “Petek”
- Uzbek: “Petek”
- Vietnamese: “Petek, Murgul”
- Vietnamese: “Petek”
- Yoruba: “Petek”
- “Petek”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Murgul Deliklikaya Waterfall and Murgul İlçe Devlet Hastanesi.
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