Kars

Summary

Kars is a city^[1]. Kars ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,172 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kars is located in Kars Province^[3].
• Kars is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Kars's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Kars's instance of is recorded as district of Turkey^[6].
• Kars's instance of is recorded as municipality^[7].
• Kars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bursa^[8].
• Kars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Edirne^[9].
• Kars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ganja^[10].
• Kars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kirkenes^[11].
• Kars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stavropol^[12].
• Kars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wesel^[13].
• Kars's postal code is recorded as 36000^[14].
• Kars's Commons category is recorded as Kars^[15].
• Kars's licence plate code is recorded as 36^[16].
• Kars's located in time zone is recorded as time in Turkey^[17].
• Kars's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[18].
• Kars's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.60777777777778, 'lon': 43.09583333333333}^[19].
• Kars's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Eastern Anatolia Region^[20].
• Kars's significant event is recorded as Siege of Kars^[21].
• Kars's significant event is recorded as Siege of Kars^[22].
• Kars's official website is recorded as http://www.kars.bel.tr^[23].
• Kars's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kars^[24].
• Kars has a population of {'amount': '+81742'}^[25].
• Kars has a population of {'amount': '+76992'}^[26].
• Kars has a population of {'amount': '+86349'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Kars is in the country of Turkey^[4]. Kars is located in Kars Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kars sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1768'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+81742'}^[25], {'amount': '+76992'}^[26], {'amount': '+86349'}^[27], {'amount': '+90523'}^[29], {'amount': '+88183'}^[30], and {'amount': '+73826'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], district of Turkey^[6], and municipality^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kars include Kars Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in Turkey^[34], founded in 1988^[35].

Why It Matters

Kars ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,172 views/month).^[2] Kars has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Kars is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Kars include Kars Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in Turkey^[34], founded in 1988^[35].