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Hınıs
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Also known as Khnis, Khnys-kala

thumb|Khnus region in the administrative-territorial division of the regions of Turkey occupied by Russian troops during World War I 1916-1917

Key facts

Turkey place.type
metro district
Turkey place.name
Hınıs
Turkey place.image_map
Erzurum location Hınıs.png
Turkey place.map_caption
Map showing Hınıs District in Erzurum Province
Turkey place.province
Erzurum
Turkey place.leader_party
AKP
Turkey place.leader_name
Serdal Şan
Turkey place.area_total_km2
1367
Turkey place.population_total
24680
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.postal_code
25600
Turkey place.area_code
0442

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • Monuments
  • Castle
  • Mosque
  • Composition
  • References

thumb|Khnus region in the administrative-territorial division of the regions of Turkey occupied by Russian troops during World War I 1916-1917

Hınıs (; ) is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,367 km2, and its population is 24,680 (2022). Historical monuments in the town include the castle and the Ulu Cami Mosque, said to be built in 1734 by Alaeddin, the bey of Muş. The town is populated by Kurds.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hınıs” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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