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Kars Province

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Also known as Qers

province in northeastern Turkey

AI overview

Kars Province is a region located in the northeastern part of Turkey, situated near the country's borders with other nations. It is significant as a historically important area that has played a key role in Turkish geography and culture for centuries.

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Wikidata facts

Country
Turkey
Located in
Turkey
Continent
Asia
Capital
Kars
Official language
Turkish
Population
253403
Area
10193
Elevation
1750
Shares border with
Erzurum Province
Official website
www.kars.gov.tr
Image
Kars Province Subdivisions.png
Households
72769
Life expectancy
77.08
Dialing code
474
Licence plate code
36
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different from
Cars
Commons category
Kars Province
topic's main category
Category:Kars Province
category of associated people
Category:People from Kars Province
native label
Kars ili
postal code
36000–36999
category for people born here
Category:Births in Kars Province
male population
130138
female population
123265
annual number of weddings
1493
suicide rate
6.87
name in kana
カルス
total fertility rate
1.62
mean age
29.70
minimum temperature record
-37
maximum temperature record
37.1
water as percent of area
1.04
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Encyclopedic overview

Kars Province (Turkish: Kars ili; Azerbaijani: Qars Rayonu; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Qersê; Armenian: Կարսի նահանգ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. Its area is 10,193 km, and its population is 274,829 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Kars. The provinces of Ardahan and Iğdır were part of Kars Province until 1992.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kars Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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