Aktaş, Şenkaya
Aktaş | |
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  Aktaş Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′34″N 42°26′34″E / 40.476°N 42.4428°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Erzurum |
| District | Şenkaya |
| Population (2022) | 63 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Aktaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Şenkaya, Erzurum Province in Turkey.[1][2] Its population is 63 (2022).[3]
The old name of the village of Aktaş is Vardaneti. Vardaneti (ვარდანეთი) is a Georgian place name. It derives from the Georgian word "vardi" (ვარდი) and means "Rose place".[4][5] In the Georgian manuscript Tbetis Sulta Matiane (12th-16th century), Vardaneti is mentioned as a family name.[6]
References
- ^ "Şenkaya Kaymakamlığı". senkaya.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "ტაო", Mamia Paghava, Meri Tsintsadze, Maia Baramidze, Malkhaz Choharadze, Tina Shioshvili, Ramaz Halvashi, Nugzar Mgeladze, Zaza Shashikadze, Merab Halvashi, Jimşer Chkhvimiani, Jemal Karalidze, Batum, 2020, pp. 798. ISBN 978-9941-25-828-2
- ^ "ვარდი" - A Comprehensive Georgian-English Dictionary, London, 2006 ISBN 0-9535878-3-5
- ^ "ტბეთის სულთა მატიანე", by Tina Enukidze, Tbilisi, 1977, 215, 279, 430.