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Olur, Turkey

Olur is a town of 3,546 people in Erzurum, Turkey.

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Population3,546 GeoNames
RegionErzurum
Elevation1,514 m 4,967 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportKars Harakani Airport (KSY) 88 km

About Olur

Olur, formerly Tayotskar, Tavusker and Taoskari (Armenian: Տայոց քար, meaning "Rock of Tayk"; Georgian: ტაოსკარი, meaning "Gates of Tao"), is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 893 km.2, The centre of Olur district is Olur town and its population is 6,262 (2022). The mayor is Vedat Ergün (Nationalist Movement Party).

From the Wikipedia article Olur District (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Kars Harakani Airport (KSY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 88 km away.

  • Ayvalı 23 km west, about 23 min by car
  • Ardanuç 34 km north, about 34 min by car
  • Artvin 48 km northwest, about 48 min by car
  • Seyitler 48 km northwest, about 48 min by car
  • Şavşat 52 km north, about 52 min by car
  • Ardahan 58 km northeast, about 58 min by car
  • Uzundere 59 km southwest, about 59 min by car
  • Sarıkamış 67 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Kars 84 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Hopa 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

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