Damal District is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

of Ardahan Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town

Damal Damal, formerly Petereke, is a town in Ardahan Province of Turkey, on the road from Kars to Posof. It is the seat of Damal District.

.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its area is 165 km², and its population is 5,127 (2021). The district is populated by

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Composition

There is one

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in Damal District: *

Damal Damal, formerly Petereke, is a town in Ardahan Province of Turkey, on the road from Kars to Posof. It is the seat of Damal District.

There are 7

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in Damal District:Köy
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023. * Burmadere * Dereköy * Eskikılıç * İkizdere * Otağlı * Seyitören * Tepeköy

References

Districts of Ardahan Province * {{Ardahan-geo-stub