Kars Castle
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Kars Castle is a historic fortress in the city of Kars in northeastern Turkey, notable for its strategic location and layered history under various empires.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kars Fortress | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kars Fortress
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Kars Kalesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | military defense ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Byzantine Empire
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ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Seljuk Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| governingBody | local authorities of Kars ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Turkey
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ⓘ
local population of Kars ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ gates ⓘ inner citadel ⓘ mosque within the complex ⓘ outer walls ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
city of Kars
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ⓘ
surrounding plain ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural property of Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kars River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hill overlooking Kars ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Fethiye Mosque (Kars)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kars Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Kars city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| regionHistory | part of historical Armenian highlands ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Kars (19th century)
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ⓘ
sieges during Ottoman–Russian wars ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access routes in northeastern Anatolia
ⓘ
guarded approaches to the Caucasus ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
historical tours
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center in some periods
ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kars Fortress