Damar
Damar is a village in the Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey. It lies just to the south east of Murgul. The town was once a district center, but in 1950 its status was reduced to a township.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 449 residents
- Description: village in Murgul, Artvin, northeastern Turkey
- Also known as: “Damar, Murgul”, “Damlar”, “Zansul”, and “Zansuli”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Çakmakkaya copper mine.
Çakmakkaya copper mine
Quarry
The Çakmakkaya mine is a large mine in the east of Turkey in Artvin Province 465 km east of the capital, Ankara. Çakmakkaya represents one of the largest copper reserve in Turkey having estimated reserves of 100 million tonnes of ore grading 0.8% iron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardıçlı and Murgul.
Ardıçlı
Village
Ardıçlı is a village in the Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 112. Ardıçlı is situated 3½ km north of Damar.
Murgul
Town
Murgul is a town in Artvin Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Murgul District. Its population is 5,020. Previously known as Damar and Göktaş, Murgul is on a tributary of the Çoruh River, with mountains on all sides. Murgul is situated 3½ km northwest of Damar.
Petek
Village
Petek is a village in the Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 131. It is located about 7 kilometres southwest of the town of Murgul. Its economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. Petek is situated 4 km west of Damar.
Damar
- Categories: village of Turkey and locality
- Location: Murgul İlçesi, Artvin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
41.25276° or 41° 15′ 10″ northLongitude
41.58868° or 41° 35′ 19″ eastPopulation
449Elevation
1,056 metres (3,465 feet)Open location code
8HH37H3Q+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1118620008OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
748687Wikidata ID
Q4826215
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Damar” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Damar”
- Chechen: “Дамар”
- Chinese: “Damar”
- Dutch: “Damar”
- Georgian: “დამარი”
- Georgian: “ზანსული”
- Hungarian: “Damar”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Damar”
- Persian: “دامار”
- Russian: “Дзансули”
- Tatar: “Дамар”
- Turkish: “Damar, Murgul”
- Turkish: “Damar”
- Uzbek: “Damar”
- Vietnamese: “Damar, Murgul”
- Vietnamese: “Damar”
- Yoruba: “Damar”
- “Damar”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Murgul Deliklikaya Waterfall and Murgul İlçe Devlet Hastanesi.
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