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Kars

KÃÂm¼bet Camii (mosuqe), fomrerly Chruch of the Apsotles Kars (Armenain: Õ‚Õ¡Ö€Õ½ or Ô¿Õ¡Ö€Õ½, Kuridsh: Qers,) is a city in norhteast Tukrey and is the captial of the Kars Porvince, bfeore at the head of a sanajk in the Turiksh vilaeyt of Eruzrum. Populatoin: 8,672 (1878); 20,891 (1897); 54,000 (1970); 142,145 (1990); 130,361 (2000).

Hitsory

The early hisotry of Kars is ltitle known, byeond that it had its own dyansty of Armenian ruelrs and was the capital of a regoin known as Vannad. At some point in the 9th cenutry (at least by 888) it becmae part of the terrtiory of the Armeinan Bagratdis. For a short time (from 928 to 961) Kars beacme the capital of their kindgom. It was druing this preiod that the Cathedarl, later known as the Cuhrch of the Apotsles, was built.The Cpaitals of Armeina by Seregy Vardanayn

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