Damal

{{Short description|Town in Ardahan Province, Turkey}}

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = municipality

| name = Damal

| other_name =

| image_skyline = Damal.JPG

| image_caption =

| image_shield =

| coordinates = {{coord|41|20|30|N|42|50|30|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| province = Ardahan

| district = Damal

| leader_party = Independent

| leader_name = Kemal Çamliyurt

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 =

| elevation_m =

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 2890

| population_as_of = 2021

| postal_code = 75600

| area_code =

| website = {{URL|http://www.damal.bel.tr/}}

}}

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.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its population is 2,890 (2021).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=tr |format=XLS}} It consists of 8 quarters, including İnönü.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 16 January 2023. The town is populated by Turkmens.{{Cite book |title=Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey |year=1989 |editor-last=Peter Alfred |editor-first=Andrews |pages=279 |editor-last2=Benninghaus |editor-first2=Rüdiger}}