Kars
Kars is a railway station in Kars, Turkey and has an elevation of 1,756 metres. Kars is situated nearby to the locomotive Steam engine 55011, as well as near the government office Tarım Kredi Kooperatifi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kars railway station and Kars Museum.
Kars railway station
Railway station
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Kars station is a railway station, serving the eastern Turkish city of Kars. It is one of the easternmost stations on the Trans-Anatolian railway. The Eastern Express services Kars once a day to Istanbul.
Kars Museum
Museum
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The Kars Museum was opened in 1963 in the Cathedral of Kars of Kars, Turkey. The structure was first built as an Armenian church under the Armenian Bagratuni dynasty by Abbas in 930–937. Kars Museum is situated 1 km north of Kars.
Church of the Holy Apostles
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 Kars, eastern Turkey. Built in the mid-10th century by the Armenian Bagratid King Abas I, it was converted into a mosque in 1579. Church of the Holy Apostles is situated 1½ km northwest of Kars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kars.
Kars
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Kars
- Type: Railway station
- Wheelchair access: limited
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.60494° or 40° 36′ 18″ northLongitude
43.10685° or 43° 6′ 25″ eastElevation
1,756 metres (5,761 feet)Operator
TCDD TaşımacılıkNetwork
Turkish State RailwaysOpen location code
8HG5J434+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2005962642OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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