CONTACT INFORMATION
Saturday, June 28th, 2008CONTACT INFORMATION
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (338) 212 44 23
Fax: (338) 212 88 34
Museum
Karaman Museum Detailed Information Address: Hatuniye Med. Arkası - Karaman
Tel: (338) 213 15 36
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Beside the famous sheep cheese and honey, the province of Kars own rich food and beverage varieties. Among the original local meals, umaç halvah, elma dolması (apple stuff), hörre (flour) soup, evelik meal cooked from a plant called evelik, bread meal cooked by pouring hot butter and yogurt over bread, pişi, kuymak, hengel (meat pastry), haşıl cooked from wheat, bozbaş, piti which is a soup cooked with meat, pilaf cooked with sultani grape and Kars pastry could be counted.
The Kars carpets and pileless carpets weaved from natural painted cotton, hair, silk and wool threads having interesting local patterns are famous. The local silver belts, headgears and various silver jewelry are the authentic souvenirs of Kars. The feather stuffed pillows made from the feathers of goose are very healthy.