Kars Museum

The Kars Museum 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.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 8:30 AM—12:30 PM and 1:30 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Kars District
  • Address: Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Kars, 36000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kars railway station and Church of the Holy Apostles.

Railway station
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Kars station is a railway station, serving the eastern city of . It is one of the easternmost stations on the Trans-Anatolian railway. The Eastern Express services Kars once a day to . is situated 1 km south of Kars Museum.

Mosque
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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. is situated 1½ km west of Kars Museum.

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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. is situated 1½ km west of Kars Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kars.

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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 Museum

Latitude
40.61335° or 40° 36′ 48″ north
Longitude
43.11011° or 43° 6′ 36″ east
Open location code
8HG5J476+82
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Kars Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կարսի թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qars Muzeyi”
  • Georgian: “ყარსის მუზეუმი”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Kars”
  • Russian: “Музей Карса”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Kars”
  • Turkish: “Kars Müzesi”

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