Damal, Ardahan Province, Northeast Anatolia Region, Türkiye

History | Geography

🇹🇷 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. It consists of 8 quarters, including İnönü.

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.

Istanbul Time 

Damal has a population of over 2,890 people. Damal also forms part of the wider Ardahan Province which has a population of over 98,907 people. Damal is situated near Ardahan.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Damal has links with:

🇹🇷 Kartal, Turkey

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North of: 41.333

🇺🇸 Palm Tree 41.333

🇲🇰 Prilep 41.333

🇺🇸 LaSalle 41.333

🇪🇸 Sant Boi de Llobregat 41.336

🇪🇸 Vilafranca del Penedès 41.345

🇵🇹 Vila do Conde 41.35

🇪🇸 L' Hospitalet de Llobregat 41.35

🇺🇸 Ottawa 41.35

🇺🇸 New London 41.355

🇪🇸 Cornellà de Llobregat 41.356

South of: 41.333

🇺🇸 Shelton 41.323

🇦🇱 Durrës 41.32

🇮🇹 Barletta 41.32

🇦🇱 Tiranë 41.318

🇦🇱 Tirana 41.318

🇺🇸 Milford 41.317

🇺🇸 New Haven 41.307

🇺🇿 Tashkent 41.3

🇺🇿 Yangibozor 41.3

🇵🇹 Lousada 41.3

East of: 42.833

🇩🇯 Arta 42.833

🇷🇺 Yessentuki 42.854

🇾🇪 Al-Hudaydah 42.95

🇾🇪 Hodeidah 42.971

🇮🇶 Dahuk 43

🇮🇶 Duhok 43

🇮🇶 Dohuk 43

🇬🇪 Zestafoni 43.033

🇬🇪 Zestaponi 43.033

🇷🇺 Pyatigorsk 43.066

West of: 42.833

🇪🇹 Jijiga 42.8

🇷🇺 Kislovodsk 42.717

🇬🇪 Kutaisi 42.708

🇹🇷 Ardahan 42.702

🇮🇶 Zakho 42.7

🇸🇦 Abha 42.508

🇷🇺 Vyksa 42.167

🇷🇺 Volgodonsk 42.15

🇸🇾 Al-Malikiyah 42.133

🇷🇺 Kineshma 42.129

Antipodal to Damal is: -137.167,-41.333

Locations Near: Damal 42.8333,41.3333

🇹🇷 Ardahan 42.702,41.111 d: 27.1  

🇬🇪 Akhalkalaki 43.487,41.407 d: 55.1  

🇹🇷 Kars 43.078,40.593 d: 84.9  

🇬🇪 Zestafoni 43.033,42.1 d: 86.9  

🇬🇪 Zestaponi 43.033,42.1 d: 86.9  

🇬🇪 Adjara 42,41.65 d: 77.8  

🇬🇪 Kutaisi 42.708,42.264 d: 104  

🇬🇪 Ozurgeti 42.005,41.922 d: 95  

🇦🇲 Gyumri 43.844,40.786 d: 104.3  

🇬🇪 Kobuleti 41.787,41.818 d: 102.4  

Antipodal to: Damal -137.167,-41.333

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17116.7  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15806.9  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15601.2  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15489.2  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12978.6  

🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 14739  

🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 14589.3  

🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14788.3  

🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14788.3  

🇨🇱 Concepción -73.05,-36.817 d: 14584.5  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 41.3333 42.8333

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