What the records say
- When
- Feb 1916 – Mar 1918
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 41.10° N, 42.50° E
- Region
- 5
- Claim resolution
- 13
- Claim violence
- 1
- Significance
- 10
- Significance index
- 3
- Significance state1
- 5
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kars
City in Turkey
Kars is a city in northeast Turkey. It is the seat of Kars Province and Kars District. As of 2022, its population was 91,450. Kars, in classical historiography (Strabo), was in the ancient region known as Chorzene, part of the province of Ayrarat in the Kingdom of Armenia, and later the capital of the Bagratid kingdom of Armenia from 929 to 961. Currently, the mayor of Kars is Ötüken Senger.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation
Nearby in time and place
- Erzurum Offensive10 Jan 1916 · Military operation
- Capture of Kars19 Apr 1918 · Battle
- Battle of Sarikamish22 Dec 1914 · Battle
- Battle of Kara Killisse27 Jul 1915 · Battle
- Treaty of Batum4 Jun 1918 · Treaty
- Eastern AnatoliaMay 1916 · Territorial claim
- Treaty of Poti28 May 1918 · Treaty
- Battle of Mastara1918 · Battle