Kars is a city in northeastern Turkey that was historically home to a significant Armenian population.[1] Before the Armenian Genocide, which took place during World War I, Kars was a thriving center of Armenian culture, with a large Armenian community living alongside Turks, Kurds, and other ethnic groups.[2]
^Ivan Gutterman. "'Terrible Vengeance': The History Of Turkish Atrocities Against Armenians And Why Biden Has Called Them Genocide". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^Balakian, Peter (2015). Vise and Shadow - Essays on the Lyric Imagination, Poetry, Art, and Culture. p. 96.
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