climate. In continental climate, temperature difference between
summer and winter is high; precipitation takes place mostly in
spring and summer seasons and drought is dominant in summers.
All the lands of Kars are located on the Caspian Sea major basin. A
big amount of the water that is removed from the city lands flows
into the Caspian Sea through Aras River. The most important rivers
of the city are Aras River and Kars Stream. There are a lot of large
and small lakes in Kars. The major ones are Lake Çildir, some part
of which is located in Ardahan, Lake Aygir, Lake Kuyucuk and Lake
Turna. Besides these natural lakes, the only artificial Lake is
Arpaçay Barrage Lake. The total square measure of the city is
10.127 km2 (Anonim, 2008b).