Aşağıkotanlı Köyü — Village

Identity, location and daily life

Overview

town

Traditions, arts and local life

Culture

Everyday culture in selim

Bakery mornings, lunch plates at family restaurants, evening tea talk — culture here lives in small rituals. Kars’s hospitality speaks more quietly in selim. Meet people around selim Center and selim Park; breathe at selim Creek.

Ask what’s cooking today. Weekends gather near selim Plain. Half-day loop: selim Center → market → selim Park → selim Creek. Explore selim Center, selim Park, selim Creek, selim Plain, selim Hill, selim Grove.

selim is a warm piece of the Kars mosaic — best tasted slowly with selim.

Flavors, dishes and restaurants

Food

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Food

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Food

Kars Cağ Kebab

Meat-heavy, yogurt and pastry dishes suit Kars's eastern Anatolian climate.

40.4548° N, 43.0723° E

Terrain, waters and landscape

Geography

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Mountain

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Mountain

Kars Highlands

Kars highland area of the province.

40.4548° N, 43.0723° E

Mountain

selim Hill

selim Hill in selim . selim Hill rises above selim. Cooler air — not a summit race. Water, marked paths. Selim Tepesi

Plain

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Plain

Kars Plain

Kars plain forming agricultural and settlement areas of the province.

40.4548° N, 43.0723° E

Plain

selim Plain

selim Plain in selim . selim Plain is open ground at selim. Little summer shade. Selim Ovası

River

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River

Kars Stream

Kars stream within or passing through the province.

40.4548° N, 43.0723° E

Forest

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Forest

selim Grove

selim Grove in selim . selim Grove means shade and soft ground. Stay on paths. Selim Korusu

Stream

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Stream

selim Creek

selim Creek in selim . selim Creek is a smaller, often shaded line. Slippery stones. Selim Deresi

Picnic area

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Picnic area

selim Park

selim Park in selim . selim Park fills on weekends — go early, take rubbish. Selim Parkı

Historic sites

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Historic sites

selim Center

selim Center in selim . selim Center is old stone in selim. Edges and heat. Selim Merkez

Timeline, heritage and stories

History

Memory of selim

History here lives in stones, paths and stories people tell — not stiff encyclopedia lines. In Kars, farming, passes, defense or forest–water shaped the settlement. Stand between selim Center and selim Creek and you feel past and nature at the same table.

Walk selim Center, then selim Creek and selim Creek. Be quiet near heritage places. Continue from selim toward Kars when you want the wider story.

Location on the map

Map

40.4927° N, 42.7569° E