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List Of Populated Places In Kars Province
Below is the list of populated places in Kars Province, Turkey, by districts. First place in each list is the administrative center of the district. Kars *Kars * Ağadeve, Kars * Akbaba, Kars * Akdere, Kars * Alaca, Kars * Alçılı, Kars * Arazoğlu, Kars * Arslanizi, Kars * Ataköy, Kars * Atayurt, Kars * Ayakgedikler, Kars * Aydınalan, Kars * Azat, Kars * Başgedikler, Kars * Başkaya, Kars * Bayraktar, Kars * Bekler, Kars *Boğatepe, Kars * Boğaz, Kars * Borluk, Kars * Bozkale, Kars * Bulanık, Kars * Büyükaküzüm, Kars * Çağlayan, Kars * Çakmak, Kars * Çamurlu, Kars * Çerme, Kars * Çığırgan, Kars * Çorak, Kars * Davul, Kars * Derecik, Kars * Dikme, Kars * Esenkent, Kars * Esenyazı, Kars * Eşmeyazı, Kars * Gelirli, Kars * Güdeli, Kars * Hacıhalil, Kars * Hacıveli, Kars * Halefoğlu, Kars * Hamzagerek, Kars * Hapanlı, Kars * Hasçiftlik, Kars * Karacaören, Kars * Karaçoban, Kars * Karakale, Kars * Karakaş, Kars * Kocabahçe, Kars * Kozluca, Kars * Kü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kars Districts
Kars (; ku, Qers; ) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. Its population is 73,836 in 2011. Kars was in the ancient region known as ''Chorzene'', (in Greek Χορζηνή) in classical historiography (Strabo), part of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), in Ayrarat province, and later the capital of Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia in 929–961. Currently, the mayor of Kars is Türker Öksüz. The city had an Armenian ethnic majority until it was conquered by Turkish nationalist forces in late 1920. Etymology The city's name may be derived from the Armenian word հարս (''hars''), meaning "bride". Another hypothesis has it that the name derives from the Georgian word "the gate. History Medieval period Little is known of the early history of Kars beyond the fact that, during medieval times, it had its own dynasty of Armenian rulers and was the capital of a region known as Vanand. Medieval Armenian historians referred to the city by a variety of names, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
