Kars okrug

The Kars okrug was a district (okrug) of the Kars Oblast of the Russian Empire between 1878 and 1918. Its capital was the city of Kars, presently part of the Kars Province of Turkey and the Amasia District of Armenia. The okrug bordered with the Ardahan okrug in the north, the Kagizman okrug in the south, the Olti okrug in the west, and the Erivan Governorate to its east.

Kars okrug
Карсскій округъ
Okrug
Location in the Kars Oblast
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
OblastKars
Established1878
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk3 March 1918
CapitalKars
Area
  Total5,785.69 km2 (2,233.87 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total191,970
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
  Urban
15.90%
  Rural
84.10%
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