Akkiraz, Çıldır

Akkiraz (formerly Kertene in Turkish) is a village in the Çıldır District, Ardahan Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 206 (2021).^[2] The village is populated by Turks.^[3]

Akkiraz
Village
Akkiraz Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°15′N 43°07′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Ardahan
District	Çıldır
Population  (2021)	206
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

The old name of Akkiraz village is Kavtarnagebi. Kavtarnagebi (ქავთარნაგები), a Georgian place name, the Georgian proper name "Kavtara" (ქავთარა), and "nagebi" meaning "building, house" It is derived from the words (ნაგები) and means "Kavtara's houses".^[4]

Petrisi, a vanished Georgian village, was located within the present-day borders of the village of Akkiraz.