Altunhisar District
Altunhisar District is a district of the Niğde Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Altunhisar. Its area is 552 km2, and its population is 11,558.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Altınhisar Dam
Dam
Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Altınhisar Dam is situated 3½ km southeast of Altunhisar District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altunhisar and Karanlıkdere.
Altunhisar
Town
Photo: Isimon49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Altunhisar is a town in Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Altunhisar 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 Niğde.
Karanlıkdere
Village
Karanlıkdere is a village in Bor District of Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 563. It is situated in Melendiz Mountain. The distance to Bor is 19 kilometres and is 27 kilometres from Niğde. Karanlıkdere is situated 6 km east of Altunhisar District.
Tepeköy
Village
Tepeköy is a village in Bor District of Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 692. It is situated in the southwestern slopes of Melendiz Mountain. Distance to Bor is 20 kilometres to Niğde is 34 kilometres. Tepeköy is situated 7 km east of Altunhisar District.
Altunhisar District
- Location: Niğde Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.0004° or 38° 0′ 2″ northLongitude
34.3607° or 34° 21′ 38″ eastPopulation
14,500Elevation
1,188 metres (3,898 feet)Open location code
8GCP2926+57GeoNames ID
8631911Wikidata 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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