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Damal, formerly Petereke, is a town and district of Ardahan Province of Turkey, on the road from Kars to Posof.

Damal
Damal
Coordinates: 41°20′30″N 42°50′30″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Ardahan
Government
• Mayor	Ergin Önal (CHP)
• Kaymakam	Mehmet Nuri Çetin
Area [1]
• District	328.83 km2 (126.96 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Urban	3,416
• District	6,245
• District density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Post code	75600
Website	www.damal.bel.tr

History

Damal is on a route across the traditional Silk Road, connecting the Caucasus from Europe to Central Asia and has changed hands many times throughout history, between Armenians, Medes, Persians, Ancient Romans, Georgians, Byzantines and finally the Ottoman Turks. The region was briefly controlled by Imperial Russia but later restored to Turkey after World War One.

Geography

This is a rural area in high mountain, a collection of villages rather than a district built around a central town, watered by mountain springs, the district was created in order to bring more public buildings and government jobs and thus stem the drift of people away from the area. This part of a Turkey has a cold, hard climate, temperatures drop to -38°C(36,4°F) in winter.

The rag dolls of Damal are renowned and have won prizes in craftwork festivals.

Villages in the district

• Burmadere
• Dereköy
• Eskikılıç
• İkizdere
• Otağlı
• Seyitören
• Tepeköy
• Üçdere

References

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[de] Damal

Damal ist eine Stadt und ein Landkreis der Provinz Ardahan im äußersten Nordosten der Türkei. Damal liegt im nördlichen Teil der Provinz und grenzt mit einem kleinen Teil an Georgien. Die Kreisstadt beherbergt 55,9 Prozent der Landkreisbevölkerung. Laut Stadtsiegel erhielt Damal 1972 den Status einer Gemeinde (Belediye)

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- [en] Damal

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