Yıldırımtepe, Çıldır

Yıldırımtepe is a neighbourhood of the town Çıldır, Çıldır District, Ardahan Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 172 (2021).^[2] The neighbourhood is populated by Karapapakhs and Turks.^[3]

Yıldırımtepe
Neighbourhood
Yıldırımtepe Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°08′N 43°07′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Ardahan
District	Çıldır
Municipality	Çıldır
Population  (2021)	172
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Yıldırımtepe's historical name is Rabati.^[4] Rabati (რაბათი), a word borrowed from Arabic into Georgian, was used to refer to the settlement near the castle. This settlement was named after the Kajis Tsikhe castle, which was located near it.