Kars
Kars is a regional capital in Turkey with a population of about 91,450.
TurkeyTown🏆 #119 most populated in Turkey🕐 Europe/Istanbul
Kars 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, 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 Ötüken Senger. The city had an Armenian ethnic majority until it was recaptured by Turkish nationalist forces in late 1920.
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About Kars
| Country | Turkey |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 84 |
| Population | 91,450 |
| Local currency | TRY |
| Coordinates | 40.5983, 43.0855 |
| Time zone | Europe/Istanbul |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 871 km · Ankara |
| Population (Turkey) | #119 most populated in Turkey |
| Where on Earth | 40°35′54″N · 43°5′8″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 4,519 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 5,499 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Sumqayıt (Azerbaijan) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -40.60, -136.91 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 1,589 km |
| Moscow | 1,732 km |
| Dubai | 2,051 km |
| Paris | 3,303 km |
| London | 3,489 km |
| Beijing | 6,029 km |