Kars Bucağı

Kars Bucağı is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,739 metres. Kars Bucağı is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Holy Apostles and Kars Castle.

Mosque
Photo: Herbert Frank, CC BY 2.0.
The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church is a former Armenian Apostolic church in , eastern . Built in the mid-10th century by the Armenian Bagratid King Abas I, it was converted into a mosque in 1579.

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Castle of Kars is a former fortification located in , . It is also known under the name İç Kale. It was first built during the rule of the Bagratid dynasty and then rebuilt in 1153 by Firuz Akay Commissioned by Sultan Melik Izzeddin Saltuk II.

Museum
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The was opened in 1963 in the of , . The structure was first built as an Armenian church under the Bagratuni dynasty by Abbas in 930–937.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kars.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in with a population of 91,500 in 2022. The main reason to visit is the Armenian ruined city of Ani, and town itself has several attractions.

Kars Bucağı

Latitude
40.5983° or 40° 35′ 54″ north
Longitude
43.0855° or 43° 5′ 8″ east
Elevation
1,739 metres (5,705 feet)
Open location code
8HG5H3XP+85
Geo­Names ID
13426761
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In Other Languages

“Kars Bucağı” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: “Kars Bucağı”

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