Districts
8 locations
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Arpaçay, Kars
District
Digor, Kars
District
Kağızman, Kars
District
Merkez, Kars
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Sarıkamış, Kars
District
Selim, Kars
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Susuz, Kars
District
Akyaka, Kars
Kars is a province in Türkiye's Eastern Anatolia region. Its capital and districts form a living geography where settlement, transport and agriculture intersect.
Plains, mountains, rivers and coasts around Kars shape both daily life and the regional economy. WorldGuide provides encyclopedic tabs at province level.
Kars reflects eastern Anatolia with high plateaus, pastoralism and harsh winters.
Kars stands out for tribal hospitality and kilim weaving. Local crafts, wedding customs, folk music and table etiquette vary richly across districts.
Mosques, shrines and bazaar fabric together with museums and festivals keep Kars's culture alive.
Hospitality and neighbourly ties in Kars are part of Anatolia's deep social fabric.
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1River
1Kars bears traces of Urartian, Seljuk and frontier fortresses. Archaeological mounds and written sources reveal settlement layers from different eras.
From the Ottoman era to the Republic, administrative reform, agriculture and transport shaped Kars. Today's district centers reflect this continuity.
See district history tabs for more local detail.