title: Aktaş, Pazar
text: # Aktaş, Pazar
  
  Aktaş is a village in the Pazar District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey. Its population is 278 (2021).
  
  ## History
  
  According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Xonari, which means "water that flows noisily". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The village is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) away from Pazar.
  
  