# Competitive Sectors Operational Program

'Kars City with Its Historical Identity Project' works have started

Kars Within the framework of the 'Kars City with Historical Identity Project', which is supported by the Competitive Sectors Operational Program, financed by the European Union Pre-Accession Financial Assistance Fund (IPA) and implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, and will bring 1 million tourists to Kars when completed, While the walls of historical places are cleaned of paint, the roofs, windows and doors of the buildings are restored in accordance with the historical texture. The 'Kars City with Historical Identity Project', prepared by the Serhat Development Agency (SERKA) and financed by the European Union (EU) Pre-Accession Financial Assistance Fund, was implemented in Kars city center and Ani Ruins. The historical texture of Kars is brought to light with the works started in Haydar Aliyev Street and Ani Ruins in the city center. While the project, worth 50 million liras, excites the people of Kars, the Baltic Architecture buildings in the city, which have been idle for many years, are brought back to their original condition. Within the framework of the project, where dozens of teams work meticulously at the same time, it is planned to preserve the rich historical cultural texture and transfer the rich heritage to future generations with various improvement works to the historical buildings in Kars city center. When the project is completed, 22 registered and 12 unregistered buildings, 7 of which are public buildings, on Haydar Aliyev Street will be brought to Kars tourism. With the project, a touristic route of approximately 680 meters will be created by renovating the pavement, lighting works, landscaping works, assembling sign boards and street furniture on Haydar Aliyev Street. The "Kars City with Its Historical Identity Project" is planned to be completed by the end of 2023.