Altunkaya

Altunkaya is a neighborhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. Its population is 83 as of 2022. Between 1778 and 1900, gold was mined as evidenced by multiple existing tunnels in the village and by its name "Altunkaya" which translates to "golden rock".
Wikipedia
  • Village with 83 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,570 metres (5,150 feet)
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Olur, Erzurum, eastern Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Altınkaya”
    “Altunkaya, Olur”
    “Mekenk”
  • Historically known as
    “Mehenk”
    “Mehnîk”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ürünlü and Taşgeçit.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in .
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in .
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in .

Altunkaya

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Latitude
40.88018° or 40° 52′ 49″ north
Longitude
42.24698° or 42° 14′ 49″ east
Open location code
8HG4V6JW+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1493006913
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
741679
Wiki­data ID
Q10732246

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Altunkaya” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Altunkaya”
  • Catalan: “Altunkaya”
  • Cebuano: “Altunkaya”
  • Chechen: “Алтункайа (Олур)”
  • Chechen: “Алтункайа”
  • Czech: “Altunkaya”
  • Danish: “Altunkaya”
  • Dutch: “Altunkaya”
  • Finnish: “Altunkaya”
  • Galician: “Altunkaya”
  • Georgian: “ალთუნქაია (ოლურის რაიონი)”
  • Georgian: “ალთუნქაია”
  • German: “Altunkaya”
  • Irish: “Altunkaya”
  • Italian: “Altunkaya”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Altunkaya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Altunkaya”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Altunkaya”
  • Polish: “Altunkaya”
  • Portuguese: “Altunkaya”
  • Romanian: “Altunkaya”
  • Scots: “Altunkaya”
  • Slovak: “Altunkaya”
  • Slovenian: “Altunkaya”
  • Spanish: “Altunkaya”
  • Swedish: “Altunkaya”
  • Tagalog: “Altunkaya”
  • Tatar: “Алтункая (Олур)”
  • Tatar: “Алтункая”
  • Turkish: “Altunkaya, Olur”
  • Turkish: “Altunkaya”
  • Uzbek: “Altunkaya”
  • Vietnamese: “Altunkaya, Olur”
  • Vietnamese: “Altunkaya”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Altunkaya”

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