Map of Kars, Turkey

Kars is the administrative centre of Kars Province, Turkey, with a population of about 91,450. It lies at 40.5983°N, 43.0855°E. Kars is about 871 km (541 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gyumri, 68 km to the east.

Kars at a glance

Where is Kars?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 16 min on the shortest day to 15 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kars

• Gyumri — 68 km east, Armenia
• Ağrı — 98 km south
• Iğdır — 111 km southeast
• Vagharshapat — 113 km southeast, Armenia
• Vanadzor — 121 km east, Armenia
• Yerevan — 130 km east, Armenia
• Abovyan — 136 km east, Armenia
• Hrazdan — 142 km east, Armenia
• Doğubayazıt — 145 km southeast
• Patnos — 154 km south

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.