Kars Province

Also known as Qers

province in northeastern Turkey

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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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Population: 253403
Area: 10193
Elevation: 1750
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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Commons category: Kars Province
native label: Kars ili
postal code: 36000–36999
P11012: Novoyasenevskaya
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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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.

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