Laleli, Refahiye

Laleli is a village of the Refahiye district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It was previously attached to the district of Kemah.

Name

The word "lale" means "tulip" in Turkish. The suffix "-li" has various meanings, including "with", "has", and "by". Accordingly, the word "Laleli" could be translated into English as "full of tulips". ^[1]

References

↑ Christenhusz, Maarten J.M.; Govaerts, Rafaël; David, John C.; Hall, Tony; Borland, Katherine; Roberts, Penelope S.; Tuomisto, Anne; Buerki, Sven; Chase, Mark W.; Fay, Michael F. (2013). "Tiptoe through the tulips – cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172 (3): 280–328. doi:10.1111/boj.12061.

Laleli, Refahiye in Erzincan Province of Turkey

Districts

List of Provinces by Region

Istanbul	Istanbul

West Marmara	Balıkesir Çanakkale Edirne Kırklareli Tekirdağ

Aegean	Afyonkarahisar Aydın Denizli İzmir Kütahya Manisa Muğla Uşak

East Marmara	Bilecik Bolu Bursa Düzce Eskişehir Kocaeli Sakarya Yalova

West Anatolia	Ankara Karaman Konya

Mediterranean	Adana Antalya Burdur Hatay Isparta Kahramanmaraş Mersin Osmaniye

Central Anatolia	Aksaray Kayseri Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Sivas Yozgat

West Black Sea	Amasya Bartın Çankırı Çorum Karabük Kastamonu Samsun Sinop Tokat Zonguldak

East Black Sea	Artvin Giresun Gümüşhane Ordu Rize Trabzon

Northeast Anatolia	Ağrı Ardahan Bayburt Erzincan Erzurum Iğdır Kars

Central East Anatolia	Bingöl Bitlis Elazığ Hakkâri Malatya Muş Tunceli Van

Southeast Anatolia	Adıyaman Batman Diyarbakır Gaziantep Kilis Mardin Siirt Şanlıurfa Şırnak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

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