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{{Infobox Turkey place
| type                 = village
| province             = Artvin
| district             = Borçka
| name                 = Güreşen
| population_total     = 666
| population_as_of     = 2021
|other_name             = Beğlevan
|coordinates            = {{coord|41|27|N|41|38|E|region:TR|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m            = 330
|postal_code = 08490
|area_code = 0478
}}
'''Güreşen''' (formerly: ''Beglevan'')<ref name="nişan"/> is a village in [[Borçka]] district of [[Artvin Province]], [[Turkey]].<ref>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.</ref> Its population is 666 (2021).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=30 January 2023 |publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=tr |format=XLS}}</ref> It is close to the [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] border to the east and [[Çoruh River]] to the south. The distance to Borçka is {{convert|22|km}} and to [[Artvin]] is {{convert|54|km}}. Both the former and the present names of the village mean “wrestler”. Main economic activity of the watery village is agriculture.
== History ==
Most villagers are ethnically [[Laz people|Laz]] or [[Hemshin peoples|Hemshin]].<ref name="nişan">{{cite web | last = Nişanyan | first = Sevan | url = https://nisanyanyeradlari.com/?yer=4201&haritasi=g%C3%BCre%C5%9Fen | title = Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri | access-date = 26 November 2023 }}</ref>
==References==
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{{Borçka District}}
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[[Category:Villages in Borçka District]]
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