Tatvan to Kars via Dogubayazit, first along the shores of Lake Van which is over 1,600 metres next past Mount Ararat, it really stands out among the other mountains and is visible from a long way off. After that a narrow bumpy 2 lane road on a high plateau with coloured mountains and amazing landscapes, all the way to Kars, absolutely brilliant ride.
Ride Elevation Graph
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- Lake Van
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- Lake Van
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- Loaded
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- Mount Süphan
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- Mount Süphan
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- 1,661 metres
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- Lake Van
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- Traffic
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- Coming up
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- Road Works
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- Looks volcanic
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- 2,445 metres
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- First glimpse of
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- Mount Ararat
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- Hypnotising
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- Mount Ararat
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- Mount Ararat
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- Mount Ararat
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- Arrived
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- Polis
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- Jagged
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- Rounded
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- From another angle
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- Family
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- Painted hills
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- Painted hills
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- Painted hills
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- Painted hills
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- Painted hills
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- How did they get up there
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- Road works
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- Painted hills
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- And it gets better
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- Amazing colours
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- Amazing colours
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- Amazing colours
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- Amazing colours
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- Amazing colours
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- Amazing colours
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- Amazing colours
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- Amazing colours
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- Amazing colours
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- High plains
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- Kars in the distance
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- Share the road
Kars – the main reason for coming here was to visit the Ani Ruins located 45 km east near the Armenian border. Not much else here and it rained every day.
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- On the road to Ani
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- Gravel
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- Pedestrian Crossing
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- Pedestrian Crossing
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- The Walls
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- The Tour Busses
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- 8 Lira ticket
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- The Guard and the Bike
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- Tall
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- From the Inside
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- Ani
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- Ani
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- Ani
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- Ani
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- The Mosque and the Church
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- Border with Armenia
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- Cathedral
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- Bridge?
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- Gorge
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- Cathedral
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- Cathedral
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- Cathedral
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- Cathedral
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- Cathedral
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- Cathedral
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- Mosque
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- Cathedral
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- Big
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- Cross Country
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- Ani
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- Ani
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- Ani
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- Ani
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- Fort
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- River down there
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- Ruins
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- Ruins
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- Panorama 2 km walk around
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- Heading for Home
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- My favourite
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- Doner
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- Kars Church, Castle and Mosque
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- Cheese and Honey
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- Cheese
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- Honey
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- The Guys
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- Waiting patiently in the rain
Kars Museum, free entry, very small but well laid out and it has English translations.
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- Kars Museum
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- Big Bone
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- from here
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- Pots
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- Old
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- Pretty
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- Rock Art
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- Axe head
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- Axe Heads
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- Arrow and Spear heads
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- Manufacturing
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- Old Church Door
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- Crosses
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- Church Bell
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- They are everywhere
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- Money
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- Bread Pan
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- ??
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- Chai
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- Traditional
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- Belts
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- Giants Mug
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- Carpets
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- Weapons
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- Turkey
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- Meat
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- Horse
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- Culture Centre
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- Concrete Park
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- Police Station
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- Police Station
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- Waterfall
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- Lion
Chris's space 
Those mountains are something else!
Regards, Simmi D. Isaac
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