Kemalpaşa, Artvin

Kemalpaşa (former Makriyali; Laz and Georgian: მაკრიალი/Makriali or ნოღედი/Noghedi) is a coastal town and a district in Artvin Province, Turkey. At 41°29′N 41°31′E it is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Hopa and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the Sarp border check point to Georgia. The population of the town was 9224 as of 2019.[1]

Kemalpaşa
Town
Kemalpaşa Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°29′N 41°31′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Artvin Province
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	9,224
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	08610
Area code(s)	466
Licence plate	08

Until 1547 it was a part of the Principality of Guria of the Kingdom of Imereti. In June 1367 here in Makriali Church the royal wedding took place between the king Bagrat V of Georgia and Anna of Trebizond. In 1547 it was annexed to Ottoman Empire. From 1915 to 1917 — occupied by the Russian Empire during the First World War. From 1918 to 1921 Kemalpaşa became a part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. After the occupation of the Georgian Democratic Republic by the Soviet Red Army, the village was ceded to Turkey in 1922. In 1987 it was declared township.[2] It became a district in 2017.