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Oltu (Armenian
Armenian language

The 'Armenian language' is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenians. It is the official language of the Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh....
: ????? Ughtik or ????? Ultik, Georgian
Georgian language

Georgian is the official language of Georgia , a country in the Caucasus .Georgian is the primary language of about 3.9 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad ....
: ?????? Oltisi, Russian
Russian language

Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe....
: ???? Olti) is a town and district of Erzurum Province
Erzurum Province

The Province of Erzurum is a Province of Turkey, in the Eastern Anatolia Region of the country. It is bordered by the provinces of Kars Province and Agri Province to the east, Mus Province and Bing?l Province to the south, Erzincan Province and Bayburt Province to the west, Rize Province and Artvin Province to the north and Ardahan Province...
 in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
. It was historically considered to be a part of Tao-Klarjeti
Tao-Klarjeti

Tao-Klarjeti is the term conventionally used in modern history writing to describe the historic south-western Georgia principalities, now forming part of north-eastern Turkey and divided among the provinces of Erzurum Province, Artvin Province, Ardahan Province and Kars Province....
, ancient Georgian
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
 region. The town grew up on the site of the ancient Georgian
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
 and Byzantine
Byzantine

The word Byzantine may refer to:Topics directly related to the Byzantine Empire* A citizen of Byzantine Empire, or native Greeks during the Middle Ages ....
 fortress of Oukhiti.

Oltu, which has the geographic coordinates of 41-59°00'N latitude and 40-34°00'E longitude, is geographically located through the Oltu Brook Valley, a tributary of the Çoruh River
Çoruh River

The ?oruh River or Ch'orokhi River starts in the Mescit Mountains in the north-eastern Turkey and flows into Georgia before it reaches the Black Sea....
, to the northeastern region of Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
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Oltu (Armenian
Armenian language

The 'Armenian language' is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenians. It is the official language of the Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh....
: ????? Ughtik or ????? Ultik, Georgian
Georgian language

Georgian is the official language of Georgia , a country in the Caucasus .Georgian is the primary language of about 3.9 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad ....
: ?????? Oltisi, Russian
Russian language

Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe....
: ???? Olti) is a town and district of Erzurum Province
Erzurum Province

The Province of Erzurum is a Province of Turkey, in the Eastern Anatolia Region of the country. It is bordered by the provinces of Kars Province and Agri Province to the east, Mus Province and Bing?l Province to the south, Erzincan Province and Bayburt Province to the west, Rize Province and Artvin Province to the north and Ardahan Province...
 in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
. It was historically considered to be a part of Tao-Klarjeti
Tao-Klarjeti

Tao-Klarjeti is the term conventionally used in modern history writing to describe the historic south-western Georgia principalities, now forming part of north-eastern Turkey and divided among the provinces of Erzurum Province, Artvin Province, Ardahan Province and Kars Province....
, ancient Georgian
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
 region. The town grew up on the site of the ancient Georgian
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
 and Byzantine
Byzantine

The word Byzantine may refer to:Topics directly related to the Byzantine Empire* A citizen of Byzantine Empire, or native Greeks during the Middle Ages ....
 fortress of Oukhiti.

Oltu, which has the geographic coordinates of 41-59°00'N latitude and 40-34°00'E longitude, is geographically located through the Oltu Brook Valley, a tributary of the Çoruh River
Çoruh River

The ?oruh River or Ch'orokhi River starts in the Mescit Mountains in the north-eastern Turkey and flows into Georgia before it reaches the Black Sea....
, to the northeastern region of Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
. It has geographically mountainous topography with forests sprayed at large. The highest hills are Akdag of 3030m and Kirdag of 2000m. Annual average temperature is 10.2°C.

Oltu is famous for its Oltu Stone
Oltu stone

Oltu stone is a kind of black amber found in Oltu, in the area of Erzurum, Turkey, used for ornamental reasons. It has been formed from fossilized resin and clay or lignite....
 or Oltu Gemstone, known as Black Amber with dull-bright black color and carved to produce jewelry, rosary beads, key-chains, pipes and boxes.