Altun Kupri

Altun Kupri or Altun Kopru (Arabic: ألتن كوبري‎, Turkish: Altınköprü, lit. 'Golden Bridge'[3]) is a town north of Kirkuk in Kirkuk Governorate in Iraq. Its population of approximately 9,275 is predominately Turkmen.[4] It is located on the shores of the Little Zab river's Dibis Lake, near the Dibis Dam. The Little Zab river divides the town into three parts: Büyük yaka (Big side), Orta yaka (Central side), Küçük yaka (Small side). It's strategically located on the middle of the Erbil–Kirkuk road.

Altun Kupri

Turkish: Altınköprü

Arabic: ألتن كوبري‎
Town
Altun Kupri
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 35°45′12″N 44°08′37″E
Country Iraq
GovernorateKirkuk Governorate
DistrictDibis
Elevation284 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total9,275[2]

Altun Kupri, along with Tal Afar, Amirli, Bashir, Bustamli, Mahalabiyah, Qara Tapa, Sulaiman Bek, Taza Khurmatu, and Yenice, make up the largest Turkmen-majority cities in Iraq, while Mosul, Kirkuk, Kifri, Tuz Khurmatu, Daquq, Miqdadiyah, Jalawla and Saadiyah have significant Turkmen populations.

Altun Kupri massacre

Over 135 Turkmens were massacred in 1991 during the Gulf War by the Iraqi Army.[5]

References
  1. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Altun Kubri, Iraq". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved Apr 3, 2019.
  2. "World Gazetteer # Altun kupri". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. Blackie, Christina (1887-01-01). Geographical Etymology: A Dictionary of Place-names Giving Their Derivations. John Murray.
  4. Stansfield 2007, 71.

Bibliography
  • Stephen H. Longrigg: Altin Köprü. In: The Encyclopaedia of Islam . New Edition, Bd. 1. Brill, Leiden 2000, ISBN 90-04-11635-4.


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