The city's name may derive from the Armenian word hars, meaning 'bride'. According to another hypothesis, the name derives from the Georgian word kari, meaning 'gate'. See more

Little is known of the early history of Kars beyond the fact that, during medieval times, it had its own dynasty of Armenian rulers and was the capital of a region known as Vanand. Medieval Armenian historians referred to t… See more

According to Turkey's 2011 Statistical Yearbook, the area has been depopulating because of migration to bigger cities. In Istanbul alone, there are 269,388 people from Kars, more than three times the city's population. … See more