Kagizman okrug
The Kagizman okrug was a district (okrug) of the Kars Oblast of the Russian Empire, existing between 1878 and 1918. Its capital was the town of Kagyzman (present-day Kağızman), presently in the Kars Province of Turkey. The okrug bordered with the Kars okrug to the north, the Olti okrug to the northwest, the Erivan Governorate to the east, and the Erzurum Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire to the west.
Kagizman okrug
Кагызманскій округъ | |
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Okrug | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in the Kars Oblast | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Oblast | Kars |
| Established | 1878 |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | 3 March 1918 |
| Capital | Kagyzman (present-day Kağızman) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,373.77 km2 (1,688.72 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
| • Total | 83,208 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13.36% |
| • Rural | 86.64% |
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