Altun Kupri
| Altun Kupri Turkish: Altınköprü Arabic: ألتن كوبري | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Altun Kupri Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 35°45′12″N 44°08′37″E / 35.75333°N 44.14361°ECoordinates: 35°45′12″N 44°08′37″E / 35.75333°N 44.14361°E | |
| Country |
 Iraq |
| Governorate | Kirkuk Governorate |
| District | Dibis |
| Elevation[1] | 284 m (935 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 9,275[2] |
Altun Kupri or Altun Kopru (Arabic: ألتن كوبري, Turkish: Altınköprü; meaning "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, along with Amerli, Bashir, Bustamli, Mahalabiyah, Qarah Tappah, Sulaiman Bek, Tal Afar, Taza Khurmatu, Tuz Khormato, and Yankjah, make up the largest Turkmen-majority cities in Iraq, while Mosul, Kirkuk, Kifri, Daquq, Muqdadiyah, Jalawla, and Saadiyah have significant Turkmen minority populations.
Altun Kupri massacre
100 Turkmens were massacred in 1991 during the Gulf War by the Iraqi Army.
References
- ↑ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IZ/13/Altun_Kubri.html
- ↑ "World Gazetteer # Altun kupri". Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ Blackie, Christina (1887-01-01). Geographical Etymology: A Dictionary of Place-names Giving Their Derivations. John Murray.
- ↑ Stansfield 2007, 71.
Bibliography
- Stansfield, Gareth R. V. (2007), Iraq: People, History, Politics, Polity, ISBN 0-7456-3227-0
External links
- Stephen H. Longrigg: Altin Köprü. In: The Encyclopaedia of Islam . New Edition, Bd. 1. Brill, Leiden 2000, ISBN 90-04-11635-4.