Sarıkamış

Sarıkamış
Sarıkamış
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°20′17″N 42°34′23″E / 40.33806°N 42.57306°E / 40.33806; 42.57306
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKars
DistrictSarıkamış
Government
  MayorHarun Hayali (MHP)
Elevation
2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Population
 (2022)
15,260
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
36500
Area code0474
Websitewww.sarikamis.bel.tr

Sarıkamış or Sarikamish (Kurdish: Zerqamîş, Armenian: Սարիղամիշ, romanized: Sariġamiš) is a town in Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Sarıkamış District. Its population is 15,260 (2022).

The town is perhaps best known for being the site of the Battle of Sarikamish, one of the major battles of the Caucasus front of World War I.