Kars Province

Kars Province
Kars ili
Kars city
Kars city
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatKars
Government
 • GovernorTürker Öksüz
Area
10,193 km2 (3,936 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
274,829
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0474
Websitewww.kars.gov.tr

Kars Province (Turkish: Kars ili; Azerbaijani: Qars Rayonu; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Qersê;[2] Armenian: Կարսի նահանգ[3]) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. Its area is 10,193 km2,[4] and its population is 274,829 (2022).[1] The provincial capital is the city of Kars. The provinces of Ardahan and Iğdır were part of Kars Province until 1992.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Li Qersê 12 kes hatin desteserkirin" (in Kurdish). Rûdaw. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "111-ամյա տատիկը՝ ծննդավայր Կարսի կարոտով" (in Armenian). Azatutyun. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ Kanun No. 3806, Resmî Gazete, 3 June 1992.
  6. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). pp. 11, 40. Retrieved 25 October 2023.