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Area: 5.576 km² , Population: 133.756
GENERAL INFORMATION
Ardahan is one of the border provinces at the East Anatolia Region of Türkiye, it is famous with appearance silhouette of Atatürk on Damal Dağları (mountains) in the border of the province. Each year between the dates 20 June - 20 July silhouette of Atatürk appears at 18:05 after a few minutes, it removes. At that times Damal festival assembled at Ardahan by pursuing Atatürk on the shadows of his silhouette.
HOW TO GET
There are 2 possible ways to reach Ardahan, airway and roadway.
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
- Seeing Ardahan Castle, Posof Savaşır Village Castle, fountains of Posof,
- Visiting Çıldır Şeytan Castle, antic mosques of Çıldır,
- Seeing silhouette of Atatürk on Mount Daman,
- Watching setting Sun at Çıldır,
- Seeing Çıldır Aktaş Lake, eating trout of lake.
ARDAHAN CASTLE
Ardahan Castle It was revealed by the prehistoric researches that the first settlements to the Ardahan castle was dated to First Bronze Age (BC. 3500 - 2000). The castle built by the order of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman in the middle of 16th century (1544) at the Ottoman Period.
POSOF CENTER MOSQUE
Posof Center Mosque can be mentioned as one of the most important mosques of city.
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