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Oltu (Armenian: ????? Ughtik or ????? Ultik, Georgian: ?????? Oltisi, Russian: ???? Olti) is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It was historically considered to be a part of Tao-Klarjeti, ancient Georgian region. The town grew up on the site of the ancient Georgian and Byzantine 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, to the northeastern region of Turkey.

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Oltu (Armenian: ????? Ughtik or ????? Ultik, Georgian: ?????? Oltisi, Russian: ???? Olti) is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It was historically considered to be a part of Tao-Klarjeti, ancient Georgian region. The town grew up on the site of the ancient Georgian and Byzantine 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, to the northeastern region of Turkey. 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 or Oltu Gemstone, known as Black Amber with dull-bright black color and carved to produce jewelry, rosary beads, key-chains, pipes and boxes.
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