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Altınsu, Turkey

Altınsu is a town of 5,004 people in Hakkâri, Turkey.

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Population5,004 GeoNames
RegionHakkâri
Elevation1,486 m 4,875 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportHakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) 38 km

Why visit Altınsu

Townapedia lists 2 places to eat in and around town.

About Altınsu

Altınsu (Kurdish: Şapatan; Syriac: Shāpūṭ) is a village in the Şemdinli District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Zerzan tribe and had a population of 4,931 in 2023. The hamlet of İncesu (Seraro) is attached to the village.

From the Wikipedia article Altınsu, Şemdinli (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Restaurants and cafes2

BİZBİZE CAFE & PİZZA

Cafe · Pizza, Italian, Mexican, Burger, Coffee Shop · 2.4 km

kat:2 cumhuriyet caddesi, Hakkari

08:30-23:30

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People's

Restaurant · 2.4 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries1

Yavuz Sultan Selim İ.Ö.O.

School · 2.1 km

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Healthcare5

Derman Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 km

Open in Google Maps · +90 438 411 32 74

Merkez Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.2 km

Open in Google Maps · +90 438 411 38 37

Navşar Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.4 km

Open in Google Maps · +90 438 412 00 98

Nehr-i Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 km

Open in Google Maps · +90 438 411 30 41

Yaşam Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.4 km

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History

Shāpūṭ (today called Altınsu) was inhabited by 20 Church of the East Christian families in 1877 when visited by Edward Lewes Cutts and was served by one functioning church as part of the archdiocese of Shemsdin.

From the History section of Altınsu, Şemdinli on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Altınsu

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Getting there and nearby towns

Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 38 km away.

  • Şemdinli 3 km southeast, about 3 min by car
  • Günyazı 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
  • Rāzhān 29 km east, about 29 min by car
  • Sīlvānā 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
  • Anbī 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
  • Berāsb 30 km east, about 30 min by car
  • Yüksekova 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
  • Orūmīyeh 53 km northeast, about 53 min by car
  • Hakkâri 77 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Naqadeh 85 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

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