Derindere is a village in the Ardahan District, Ardahan Province, Turkey.Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023. Its population is 73 (2021).
The historical name of Derindere village is Kheva. The Georgian place name Kheva (ხევა) derives from the word "hevi" (ხევი), meaning "valley" or "stream." Indeed, Georgian researcher Konstantine Martvileli writes that the village was given this name because it was located at the head of a stream.Konstantine Martvileli, “არტაანის მხარეში”, Sakartvelo, October 7, 1917, number 220.
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