Middle East
Turkey
Niğde Province

Altunhisar District

Altunhisar District is a district of the of Turkey. Its seat is the town of . Its area is 552 km2, and its population is 11,558.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: district of Turkey with 14,500 residents
  • Description: ilçe (district), administrative county of Niğde, south-central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Altunhisar district” and “Altunhisar Ilcesi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Altınhisar Dam.

Dam
Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. is situated 3½ km southeast of Altunhisar District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altunhisar and Karanlıkdere.

Town
Photo: Isimon49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in in the Central Anatolia region of . It is the seat of District. Its population is 3,171. Located on the Niğde plain to the north of the Melendiz mountains, 16 km for Bor and 30 km from the city of .

Village
is a village in Bor District of , . Its population is 563. It is situated in Melendiz Mountain. The distance to Bor is 19 kilometres and is 27 kilometres from . is situated 6 km east of Altunhisar District.

Village
is a village in Bor District of , . Its population is 692. It is situated in the southwestern slopes of Melendiz Mountain. Distance to Bor is 20 kilometres to is 34 kilometres. is situated 7 km east of Altunhisar District.

Altunhisar District

Latitude
38.0004° or 38° 0′ 2″ north
Longitude
34.3607° or 34° 21′ 38″ east
Population
14,500
Elevation
1,188 metres (3,898 feet)
Open location code
8GCP2926+57
Geo­Names ID
8631911
Wiki­data ID
Q117770400
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In Other Languages

From Ido to Turkish—“Altunhisar District” goes by many names.
  • Ido: “Distrikto Altunhisar”
  • Turkish: “Altunhisar İlçesi”
  • “Altunhisar ilçesi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leşkeri Tepe and Çeçibuyduran Tepe.

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