Yamaçdere

Village in Rize, Turkey

Yamaçdere Bakoz (Laz language)
Village
41°09′14″N 40°59′19″E / 41.15389°N 40.98861°E / 41.15389; 40.98861
Country	Turkey
Province	Rize
District	Ardeşen
Elevation	267 m (876 ft)
Population (2021)	327
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Yamaçdere is a village in the Ardeşen District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.^[1] Its population is 327 (2021).^[2]

History

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Bakozi or Bak'va. Most villagers are ethnically Laz.^[3]

The village is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away from Ardeşen.

^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Yamaçdere". Nişanyan Yeradları.