Altınözü | |
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 Map showing Altınözü District in Hatay Province | |
  Altınözü Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:36°06′0″N36°13′48″E / 36.10000°N 36.23000°E /36.10000; 36.23000 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hatay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rıfat Sarı (AKP) |
Area | 392 km2 (151 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 60,344 |
| • Density | 154/km2 (399/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 31750 |
| Area code | 0326 |
| Website | www |
Altınözü (Arabic:الْقُصَيْر,el-Kusayr) is a municipality anddistrict ofHatay Province,Turkey.[2] Its area is 392 km2,[3] and its population is 60,344 (2022).[1] It is in the south-east of Hatay Province, on the border between Turkey andSyria. The mayor is Rıfat Sarı (AKP).
The region which was known asal-Quṣayr,[a] was part of thePrincipality of Antioch during the Crusader era. In 1180, patriarchAimery of Limoges fled to the region, after he had excommunicatedBohemond III inAntioch.[4][5] The latter besieged the region, but noblemanRainald II Masoir supported the patriarch,[4] untilKing Baldwin IV sent a delegation to settle the dispute.[6]
Altınözü was heavily damaged bypowerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks.[7]
Altınözü stands on the fertile Kuseyr plateau, and several crops such asolives (the largest olive growing area is in this part of Turkey),tobacco, grains and other crops are grown here. The district gets its water from the Yarseli reservoir.
There are 48neighbourhoods in Altınözü District:[8]
The district has a population of 60,344 (2022).[1] There is also a refugee camp called theAltinozu Camp that houses 1,350 Syrian Sunnis who have fled theSyrian civil war.[9] The population of the district is mostly Muslim with anAntiochian Greek Orthodox (also known asRûm Orthodox) Christian community encompassing two churches in the capital of the district and the entirely Christian village ofTokaçlı.
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