Ardahan

Ardahan is a city in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It's the capital of Ardahan Province in the extreme northeast Turkey, bordering both Georgia (connected with which by the Türkgözü border post), and Armenia (no border crossing).

Understand
With a population of lower than 20,000, Ardahan is one of the smallest cities in the country that has the distinction of being a provincial seat.

Summers are mild to warm with frequent afternoon showers, while winters are extremely cold, with temperatures near-constantly below -10°C.

Get in
Ardahan is on the road from Kars to Artvin (near the Black Sea coast).

Minibus from Kars at 8AM, 9AM, 10AM everyday. 15 TL, 1 hr 30 min.

Get around
The city is relatively small. There are several taxis in town.

Connect
Many hotels and cafés offer free Wi-Fi.

Go next
Daily bus at 12:30PM to Artvin, Hopa (35 TL) and Trabzon (45 TL).