Damal, formerly Petereke, is a town in
Ardahan Province of
Turkey
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, on the road from
Kars to
Posof
Posof ( ka, ფოცხოვი, Potskhovi, formerly ka, დიღვირი, Dighviri) is a district of Ardahan Province of Turkey, in the far east of the country, 75 km from the city of Ardahan. It has a border crossing with neighborin ...
. It is the seat of
Damal District.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its population is 2,890 (2021).
It consists of 8 quarters, including
İnönü.
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 16 January 2023. The town is populated by Turkmens
Turkmens ( tk, , , , ; historically "the Turkmen"), sometimes referred to as Turkmen Turks ( tk, , ), are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-weste ...
.
References
Populated places in Ardahan Province
Damal District
District municipalities in Turkey
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