Kars

The province of Kars is located in the North East Anatolia and is on the Historic Silk Road. Kars is a border city whose foundation history extends to the BC 9000 - 8000 and the city is a well-known city with its historical and archeological ruins, natural beauties and rich folklore culture.

History

From the researches and studies, it was determined that the history of Kars extends to the Polished Stoned Age (BC 9000 - 8000). Hurri, Urartu, İskit, Part, Sasani and Byzantine civilizations had dominated the region. Seljukian Monarch Sultan Alpaslan had conquered the city and the surrounding area in 1064 and

Kars is one of the highest cities in Turkey, situated at an altitude of about 2000 metres over the sea level. Complemented with the distance to the sea, this makes the climate of this area the harshest in Turkey with winter temperatures regularly below -30 C at nights (and no

Ancient Cities Ani (Ocaklı) Ruins are at 48 km distance to the Kars Province. The ancient city is founded at the banks of the Arpaçay River flowing in the vicinity of Turkey - Armenia border and is in the borders of Mevcut Ocaklı Village. The foundation date is estimated to

Russian/Balticarchitecturealong the grid of old town's streets, realized during the Russian occupation of the city in 1878–1918, singles out the city in Turkey.Fethiye Mosque(Fethiye Camii) in the city centre, originally built by Russians in the occupation period as a church, is the only mosque in Turkey having that distinctive architectural

The most companies serve Kars - though you might need to change bus at either Erzurum or Igdir, depending on where you come from. Be sure to check whether there are services available.

If you want to get in your own car there is a some distance information from centers in Kars is as follows: From Erzurum to Kars is about 206 kilometers (km) and takes about 15 minutes for about 3 hours by car. From Ankara to Kars is approximately 1080 kilometers

The distance between the Kars Airport and the city center is 7 km.Anadolujet offers regular flights from Ankara to Kars airport. Prices start from 59TL including all fees.

There is also a train station in Kars, with a daily service fromIstanbul's Haydarpaşa station (Doğu Express), and another daily service fromAnkara(Erzurum Express). Note that Haydarpasa station will be closed from 2012 till 2015 for major engineering works. The Doğu Express can be taken from Ankara.

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