Akyaka,_Kars
Akyaka, Kars
Municipality in Kars, Turkey
Akyaka (Ottoman Turkish: شوره کل, romanized: Şoregil, Şöregel;[2] Azerbaijani: Ağyaxa or Şörəyəl; Armenian: Ղզըլ-Չախչախ, romanized: Ghzyl-Chakhchakh) is a town in Kars Province in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Akyaka District.[3] Its population is 2,026 (2022).[1] It is located on Turkey's closed border with Armenia.
The town is populated by Azerbaijanis and Karapapakhs.[4][5]