Kars Guide

Kars Located in the north of the Eastern Anatolia Region, Kars is one of our cities that has come to the forefront in recent years, especially with winter tourism. Kars is also the provincial center with the highest height above sea level in Turkey.
Kars is a cosmopolitan city where people from different religions and cultures live. Its historical and cultural past is also very rich. It has been home to many different cultures in the past and carries its traces even today. You can see many historical artifacts and ruins from ancient times in Kars.
Kars is one of the 15 provincial centers included in the “Turkey Tourism Strategy 2023” and “Tourism Strategy Action Plan” of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for 2023. The aim of this project is to declare the provincial centers as “Brand Cities to Develop Cultural Tourism” and ensure their development.
We can say that the history of Kars goes back almost to the Neolithic Age. Later, it came under the rule of the Hurrians, Scythians, Sassanids, Byzantines and Seljuks. Finally, the city came under Ottoman rule and today it is in the territory of the Republic of Turkey. 
Kars was the capital of the Bagratid Kingdom and the Southwest Caucasus Republic in the past. With this feature, it is one of our rare cities that has served as a capital in history.
Kars has a continental climate. We can say that Kars has the coldest and longest winter in the East. Winters are quite long and snowy. We can say that the summer season is mild and cool.Kars does not have a long history in terms of tourism. In recent years, it has started to come to the forefront with winter tourism as the winters are long. The number of ski centers and hotels is increasing every year. The popularity of Kars has also started to increase especially in the country. In recent years, there has been a big increase in the number of tourists coming to Kars. Kars hotels are increasing in number and are very high quality accommodation facilities. They are open for service every period of the year. Apart from business travelers, they also host guests coming for cultural and winter tourism. While some of them bear traces of old Russian architecture, others are quite modern and reflect the traces of today's architecture.
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