Kars Province
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Kars Province is a province of Turkey located in Turkey, situated on the continent of Asia [1][2][3]. Its capital is Kars, and the official language is Turkish [3]. The province had a population of 253,000 in 2021 [4].
The area of Kars Province is 9,400 square kilometers, and its elevation is 1,800 meters above sea level [5]. These geographic characteristics define its physical landscape and climate conditions within the region. No additional details about its history, economy, or culture are provided in the facts [1][2][3][3][4][5].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Capital: Kars[6]
- Official language: Turkish[7]
- Shares border with: Ardahan Province[8], Shirak Province[9], Aragatsotn Province[10], Iğdır Province[11], Ağrı Province[12], Erzurum Province[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Akyaka[14], Arpaçay[15], Digor[16], Kağızman[17], Kars[18], Sarıkamış[19], Selim[20], Susuz[21], Akyaka district[22], Digor district[23], Susuz district[24], Kağızman district[25], Arpaçay district[26], Sarıkamış district[27]
- Postal code: 36000–36999[28]
- Part of: Ağrı Subregion[29]
- Commons category: Kars Province[30]
- Licence plate code: 36[31]
- Local dialing code: 474[32]
- Official website: http://www.kars.gov.tr[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kars Province[34]
- Population: 288,878[35], 296,466[36], 253,403[37]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Kars Province[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kars Province[39]
- Category for people who died here: Q107334311[40]
- Number of households: 72,769[41]
- Female population: 123,265[42]
- Male population: 130,138[43]
- Native label: Kars ili[44]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Kars[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kars Province[46]
- Name in kana: カルス[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 9442 km²[48] and 10,193 km²[49]. Kars Province sits at an elevation of 1750 m[50].
Climate and Environment
Kars Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as warm-summer humid continental climate[51].
Why It Matters
Kars Province has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]