Ardahan

Area: 5.576 km²

Population: 133.756 (2000)

Traffic Code: 75

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.

Districts: Ardahan (center), Çıldır, Damal, Göle, Hanak, Posof.