Altun Kupri

Iraq / at-Tamim / Kirkuk /
Altun Kupri or Altun Kopru (Arabic: ألتن كوبري‎, Turkish: Altınköprü, lit. 'Golden Bridge') is a town north of Kirkuk in Kirkuk Governorate in Iraq. Its population of approximately 9,275 is predominately Turkmen. 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 Tal Afar, Amirli, Bashir, Bustamli, Mahalabiyah, Qara Tapa, Sulaiman Bek, Taza Khurmatu, Tuz Khurmatu and Yenice, make up the largest Turkmen-majority cities in Iraq, while Mosul, Kirkuk, Kifri, Daquq, Miqdadiyah, Jalawla and Saadiyah have significant Turkmen minority populations.

Altun Kupri massacre
Over 135 Turkmens were massacred in 1991 during the Gulf War by the Iraqi Army.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altun_Kupri
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Coordinates:   35°45'16"N   44°8'39"E

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  • Altin Kopri/Pirdê پردێ
  • Kurdish town belongs to Kerkuk in South Kurdistan/Kurdistan-Iraq.
  • Historical Turkmen Town. everyone knows that
  • https://twitter.com/Ozkok_/status/921278330208509953
  • انشألله ستسعيد القوات العراقية التون كوبري وتتقدم نحو المناطق المغتصبة من قبل بارازاني ! ومليشياته
  • yup ! . totaly right its totaly historical turkmen town , and you must protict it even if it cost you life, we will support you in everthing to keep the iraq strong union ! :)
  • The town is 85% Kurdish 10% Turkmen 5% Arab
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