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Kars
Kars Province · Turkey
City population
91,450
#121
in Turkey
#1
in Kars Province
#6,305
worldwide
40.598, 43.085 · 871 km from Ankara
About Kars
Kars is a city in Kars Province, Turkey with a population of 91,450. It is the 121st largest of the 416 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkey, and the 6,305th largest worldwide. It lies 871 km from Ankara.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kars Province
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
1,767 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
40.598, 43.085
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 416 in TurkeyClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.