Kars

E199207
city

Kars is a historic city in northeastern Turkey known for its medieval fortifications, strategic location near the Caucasus, and role as a former regional capital in various Armenian and Ottoman periods.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kars canonical 38
city of Kars 3
Kars city center 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
borderProximity near border with Armenia ⓘ
near border with Georgia ⓘ
climate continental climate ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
demographics mixed population including Turks and Kurds ⓘ
elevation about 1768 meters ⓘ
formerCountry Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
governingBody Kars Municipality ⓘ
hasHeritage medieval fortifications ⓘ
hasLandmark Church of the Apostles ⓘ
Fethiye Mosque (Kars) ⓘ
Kars Castle ⓘ
hasUniversity Kafkas University ⓘ
historicalEvent Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns
historicalPopulation formerly significant Armenian population ⓘ
historicalRole regional capital in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
regional center in medieval Armenian polities ⓘ
isCapitalOf Kars Province ⓘ
knownFor cheese production ⓘ
historic architecture ⓘ
honey production ⓘ
strategic military location ⓘ
languageHistory historically used Armenian ⓘ
historically used Russian (administration during imperial rule) ⓘ
locatedIn northeastern Turkey ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kars Province ⓘ
locatedInRegion Eastern Anatolia ⓘ
linked to: eastern Turkey
locatedNear Caucasus ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Kars River ⓘ
majorReligion Islam ⓘ
militaryStructure Kars Fortress ⓘ
linked to: Kars Castle
nearbyArchaeologicalSite Ani ⓘ
nearbyArchaeologicalSiteType medieval Armenian city ⓘ
officialLanguage Turkish ⓘ
postalCodeType postal code in Turkey ⓘ
timezone TRT ⓘ
transport connected by highways to Ardahan ⓘ
connected by highways to Erzurum ⓘ
served by Kars railway station ⓘ
urbanType fortified city ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ
wasCededByTreaty Treaty of Kars ⓘ
wasCededTo Turkey ⓘ
wasOccupiedBy Russian Empire ⓘ

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Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bagratid Armenia → capital → Kars ⓘ
Bagratid Armenia → notableCity → Kars ⓘ
Eastern Turkey → containsCity → Kars ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Turkey
Ganja → hasTwinTown → Kars ⓘ
Snow (novel) → setIn → Kars ⓘ
subject linked to: Snow
Soviet–Turkish conflicts (interwar period) → involvesTerritory → Kars ⓘ
Asian Turkey → containsCity → Kars ⓘ
Siege of Kars → hasLocation → Kars ⓘ
Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway project → connectsCity → Kars ⓘ
Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway project → hasTerminus → Kars ⓘ
Transcaucasian Railway → connects → Kars ⓘ
Ka → settingOfMajorEvents → Kars ⓘ
Treaty of Kars → signedAt → Kars ⓘ
Ottoman Empire in the Caucasus → keyFortress → Kars ⓘ
Kars Province → capital → Kars ⓘ
Kars Province → largestCity → Kars ⓘ
Kars Province → contains → City of Kars ⓘ
linked to: Kars
Turkey–Armenia border → nearbyMajorCityInTurkey → Kars ⓘ
Ani (ruins) → nearbyCity → Kars ⓘ
Western Armenia → containsCity → Kars ⓘ
Ottoman occupation of eastern Anatolia → territoryIncludes → Kars ⓘ
Yeghishe Charents → birthPlace → Kars ⓘ
Caucasus front of the Crimean War → involvesCity → Kars ⓘ
Bagratuni dynasty → capital → Kars ⓘ
Kars Castle → locatedIn → Kars ⓘ
Kars Castle → hasViewOf → city of Kars ⓘ
linked to: Kars
Kars Castle → nearbyAttraction → Kars city center ⓘ
linked to: Kars
Church of the Apostles (Kars) → locatedIn → Kars ⓘ
subject linked to: Church of the Apostles
Fethiye Mosque (Kars) → locatedIn → Kars ⓘ
Fethiye Mosque (Kars) → locatedIn → city of Kars ⓘ
linked to: Kars
Kafkas University → locatedIn → Kars ⓘ
Kafkas University → city → Kars ⓘ
Kars Municipality → locatedIn → Kars ⓘ
Kars Municipality → governs → city of Kars ⓘ
linked to: Kars
Kars Municipality → hasOfficialSeat → Kars city center ⓘ
linked to: Kars
Kars River → flowsThrough → Kars ⓘ
Kars River → namedAfter → Kars ⓘ
Abas I of Armenia → capitalDuringReign → Kars ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia → containsCity → Kars ⓘ
Turkey–Soviet Union border → borderRegion → Kars ⓘ
Ankara–Kars railway → terminus → Kars ⓘ
Ankara–Kars railway → connects → Kars ⓘ
BTK railway → connectsCity → Kars ⓘ
Erzurum Vilayet → contains → Kars ⓘ