Kars
Kars (Armenian: Կարս or Ղարս; Azerbaijani: Qars; Kurdish: Qers) is a city in northeast Turkey. It is the seat of Kars Province and Kars District. As of 2022, its population was 91,450. Kars, in classical historiography (Strabo), was in the ancient region known as Chorzene (Greek: Χορζηνή), part of the province of Ayrarat in the Kingdom of Armenia, and later the capital of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia from 929 to 961. Currently, the mayor of Kars is Türker Öksüz. The city had an Armenian ethnic majority until it was re-captured by Turkish nationalist forces in late 1920.
Kars
Կարս Qers | |
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Clockwise from top: View of Kars city centre, Castle of Kars, Panoramic view of Kars Topçuoğlu Hamam and Taşköprü, Cathedral of Kars | |
Kars Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′28″N 43°05′45″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kars |
| District | Kars |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Türker Öksüz (trustee) |
| Elevation | 1,768 m (5,801 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 91,450 |
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 36000 |
| Area code | 0474 |
| Website | www |
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