Kars Province
Kars Province (; Azerbaijani: Qars Rayonu; ; ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. Its area is 10,193 km2, and its population is 274,829 (2022). The pr ...
in the
Eastern Anatolia
The Eastern Anatolia region () is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous province in the region is Van Province. Other populous provinces are Malatya, Erzurum and Elazığ.
It is bordered by the Black Sea Region and Georgia in th ...
region of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is the seat of
Arpaçay District
Arpaçay District is a district of the Kars Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Arpaçay.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. It has a population of 2,344 (2022). The mayor is Erçetin Altay ( AKP). The town is populated by
Karapapakhs
The Karapapakhs (; ), or Terekeme (; ), are a Turkic people, who originally spoke the Karapapakh language, a western Oghuz language closely related to Azerbaijani and Turkish. Nowadays, the Karapapakh language has been largely supplanted by ...
.
Notable natives
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Azer Bülbül
Subutay Kesgin, better known by his stage name Azer Bülbül (1 February 1967 – 6 January 2012), was a prominent Turkish folk singer and actor.
Biography
Azer Bülbül was born Subutay Kesgin in Arpaçay, Kars Province, Kars in Azerbaijanis, A ...
, singer
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Lake Kuyucuk
Lake Kuyucuk (), is a small shallow lake located in Arpaçay district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It has an area of and a maximum depth at . The lake area is an internationally recognized Ramsar site, important fo ...