Komilo

Village in Rize, Turkey

Komilo

ქომილო (Laz language)

Village

Komilo

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 41°04′14″N 41°00′03″E﻿ / ﻿41.07056°N 41.00083°E﻿ / 41.07056; 41.00083
Country| Turkey
Province| Rize
District| Çamlıhemşin
Elevation

| 295 m (968 ft)
Population

(2021)

| 238
Time zone| UTC+3 (TRT)

Komilo (before 2015: Murat)[1] is a village in the Çamlıhemşin District, Rize Province, in the Black Sea Region of Turkey.[2] Its population is 238 (2021).[3]

## History

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According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Komilo, which means "goddess" in Laz language. It is the first Laz village in Turkey that regained its Laz name as official name. Most villagers are ethnically Laz.[1]

## Geography

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The village is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from Çamlıhemşin.

## References

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1. ^ a b Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Komilo". Retrieved 27 February 2023.
2. ^ Köy Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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Çamlıhemşin District

Municipalities|

* Çamlıhemşin

Villages|

* Behice
* Boğaziçi
* Çatköy
* Çayırdüzü
* Derecik
* Didi
* Dikkaya
* Güllüköy
* Güroluk
* Kale
* Komilo
* Köprübaşı
* Meydanköy
* Mollaveyis
* Ortaklar
* Ortanköy
* Ortayayla
* Sıraköy
* Şenköy
* Şenyuva
* Topluca
* Yaylaköy
* Yazlık
* Yolkıyı
* Yukarışimşirli
* Zilkale

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