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Explore Karakus in Turkey

Karakus in the region of Kars is a town in Turkey - some 538 mi or ( 867 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Karakus is now 11:44 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Ağrı, Doğubeyazıt, and Grozny. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mosul . Where to go and what to see in Karakus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Oluklu

Oluklu is a village in Selim district of Kars Province, Turkey. It is situated in high plains at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|19|N|42|53|E||| | |name= }}, The distance to Selim is 25 kilometres and to Kars is 45 kilometres . The population of Oluklu is 1574 as of 2011. Up to 2011 Oluklu was a village in Kağızman district.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.32 42.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Eastern Anatolia Region, Populated places in Kars Province, Selim District, Towns in Turkey

Kars railway station

The Kars railway station is a railway station, serving the eastern Turkish city of Kars. It is one of the easternmost stations on the Trans-Anatolian railway. The Eastern Express services Kars once a day to İstanbul. Between 1993 and 2011, there was no train service east of Kars due to the Turkish-Armenian border closure. But as of February 2011, a regional train operates twice daily from Kars to Akkaya, the last Turkish town before the border.

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Located at 40.36 43.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Architecture in Turkey, Railway stations in Kars Province, Railway stations opened in 1899