Tunca, Ardeşen

Tunca

Dutxa (Laz language)
Tunca Dutxa (Laz language)
Belde
	Tunca Location in Turkey
	Coordinates: 41°07′32″N 41°07′21″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Rize Province
District	Ardeşen
Population (2020)[1]
• Total	3,773
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Tunca (Laz language: Dutxe) is a belde in the Ardeşen, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey. Dutxe is famous for Formulaz festival.[2][3]

History

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Dutxa or Dutxe, which is derived from dudi-xa, which means "upper place". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.[4]

References

"Rize Ardeşen Köy Nüfusu" (in Turkish). Nufusune.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
Hurriyetdailynews.com Rize’s fourth Formulaz races wooden made cars
Dailysabah.com Formulaz: Wooden car race a treat for slow drivers
Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri". Retrieved 5 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[NN-1] "Rize Ardeşen Köy Nüfusu" (in Turkish). Nufusune.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[2] Hurriyetdailynews.com Rize’s fourth Formulaz races wooden made cars

[3] Dailysabah.com Formulaz: Wooden car race a treat for slow drivers

[nişan-4] Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri". Retrieved 5 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)