Kars

Kars is a city in Eastern Anatolia with a population of 91,500 in 2022. The main reason to visit is the Armenian ruined city of Ani, and Kars town itself has several attractions. Wikivoyage

Population 96,700 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Turkey

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Turkey
Daylight 9 h 17 in Dec, dark by 16:41 · 15 h 04 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 35 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 40 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 53 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 16 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 25 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 04 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 49 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 49 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 30 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 11 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 57 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 17 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Çankaya Market

    No hours mapped

    530 m from the centre

  • Gazi Kars Bedesteni

    No hours mapped

    560 m from the centre

  • Boy Market

    No hours mapped

    860 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 9 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.