Posof

{{Short description|Town in Ardahan Province, Turkey}}

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = municipality

| name = Posof

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| image_skyline =Posof landscape.JPG

| image_caption = View of Posof city

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| coordinates = {{coord|41|30|42|N|42|43|45|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| province = Ardahan

| district = Posof

| leader_party = AKP

| leader_name = Cahit Ulgar

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 =

| elevation_m =

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 2106

| population_as_of = 2021

| postal_code = 75800

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| website = {{URL|http://www.posof.bel.tr/}}

}}

Posof ({{lang-ka|ფოცხოვი, Potskhovi}}, formerly {{lang-ka|დიღვირი, Dighviri}}) is a town in Ardahan Province of Turkey, in the far east of the country, 75 km from the city of Ardahan and near the border with Georgia. It is the seat of Posof District.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its population is 2,106 (2021).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=tr |format=XLS}}

File:Posof.JPG

The town is populated by Turks.{{Cite book |last=Ercilâsun |first=Ahmet Bican |title=Kars ili ağızları: ses bilgisi |year=1983 |pages=32 |language=tr}}