Aksu or Aqsu ( Turkic: "white water") may refer to:

People

Aksu Hanttu Aksu Hanttu (born ) is a musician, record producer and sound engineer from Lahti, Finland. He plays the drums in the metal band Entwine and vocals and drums in the group Tuoni. Hanttu is also involved with Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, which h ...

(born 1979), Finnish musician, record producer and sound engineer *

Aksu (surname) Aksu is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Abdülkadir Aksu (born 1944), Turkish politician *Bora Aksu, London-based Turkish fashion designer *Cafercan Aksu (born 1987), Turkish footballer *Sezen Aksu (born 1954), Turkish ...

Places

Armenia

* Akhsu, Armenia

Azerbaijan

Agsu Rayon Agsu District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the east of the country, in the Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Ismayilli, Shamakhi, Kurdamir, and Hajigabul. Its capital and ...

, a district of Azerbaijan **

Agsu (city) Agsu () is a city in and capital of the Agsu District of Azerbaijan. History Abbasgulu Bakikhanov noted that Nadir Shah issued an order for resettlement of the inhabitants of Shamakhi to the newly laid down city on the bank of Agsu river, in ...

, a city in the district ***

Ağsu FK Ağsu FK (, ) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Agsu. The club is currently participating in the Azerbaijan First Division. History The club was established in 2012 and immediately joined Azerbaijan First Division. On 18 May 2013, the c ...

, a football club based in the city

China

Aksu Prefecture Aksu PrefectureThe official spelling according to is located in mid-Western Xinjiang, China. It has an area of and 2.714 million inhabitants at the 2020 census whom 715,319 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Aksu urban district. T ...

, a prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China **

Aksu, Xinjiang Aksu (, ; zh, s=阿克苏, p=Ākèsū) is a city in and the seat of Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, lying at the northern edge of the Tarim Basin. The name Aksu literally means "white water" (in Turkic) and is used for both the oasis town and the A ...

, the capital of Aksu Prefecture

Iran

Aqsu, Ardabil Aqsu () is a village in Khvoresh Rostam-e Jonubi Rural District of Khvoresh Rostam District in Khalkhal County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's populat ...

, a village in Ardabil Province *

Aq Su Rural District Aq Su Rural District () is in the Central District of Kalaleh County, Golestan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, ...

, an administrative subdivision of Golestan Province

Kazakhstan

Aksu, Kazakhstan Aksu (, ''Aqsu''), literally meaning ''the white river'', formerly known as ''Yermak'' (, until 1993), is a city in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The population of the municipal area is and the population of the town Geography Aksu is locat ...

, a city in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan *

Aksu City Administration Aksu City Administration () is an administrative division of Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the division is the city of Aksu (Pavlodar Region), Aksu. It borders with the Ekibastuz City Administration in the West. Divisi ...

, an administrative division in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan *

Aksu, Almaty Aksu (, ''Aqsu'') is a village in Jetisu Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is located directly north of Zhansugirov Zhansugirov (, romanized: ''Jansügırov'') is a village in Aksu District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administr ...

, a village in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan * Aksu-Ayuly, district capital of Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan *

Aksu District, Almaty Region Aksu District (, ) is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Rus ...

, a district of Almaty Region *

Aksu Canyon Aksu Canyon (also known as ''Aqsý shatqaly'') is a canyon on the Aksu River in Kazakhstan. The canyon is 15 km long and 500m deep canyon and located in southern Kazakhstan in the Turkistan region in the north-west of the Tian Shan mountain ...

, a canyon in the Tian Shan mountain range

Kyrgyzstan

* See

Ak-Suu (disambiguation) Ak-Suu may refer to the following places in Kyrgyzstan: ;Populated places: * Ak-Suu, Chüy, a village in Moskva District, Chüy Region * Ak-Suu, a rural community (ayyl aymagy) in Moskva District, Chüy Region, centered on the village Tömön-Suu * ...

Turkey

Aksu, Antalya Aksu is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 406 km2, and its population is 77,623 (2022). Geography Aksu is situated on the Turkish state highway D.400 which connects Antalya to Mersin. It is almost merged ...

, a municipal town in southwestern Turkey, in the district and province of Antalya *

Aksu, Araç Aksu is a village in the Araç District of Kastamonu Province in Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Euro ...

Aksu, Çelikhan Aksu () is a village in the Çelikhan District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Reşwan Reşwan, (; ) also known as Reşiyan, is a Kurdish tribe, native to the western frontier of Kurdistan, mostly populati ...

, a village in Çelikhan district, Adıyaman Province *

Aksu, Giresun Aksu is a small village (''köy'' in Turkish) of Dereli District of the Giresun Province of Turkey. Its population is 169 (2022). It is located in the upper basin of the Aksu Deresi stream. Aksu Festival Aksu Şenliği (''Aksu Festival'') is an ...

, a village in Dereli district of Giresun Province *

Aksu, Gölyaka Aksu is a village in the Gölyaka District of Düzce Province Düzce Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in northwestern Turkey. The province is on the coastline of the Black Sea and is traversed by the main highway between Istanbul a ...

Aksu, Hasankeyf Aksu () is a village in the Hasankeyf District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, ...

, a village in Hasankeyf district, Batman Province *

Aksu, Isparta Aksu is a town in Isparta Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Euro ...

, a town in southwestern Turkey, in the district of Isparta *

Aksu, Burdur Aksu is a village in the Burdur District of Burdur Province Burdur Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the south, Denizli to the west, Afyon to the north, and Isparta to the east. ...

Aksu, İspir Aksu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of İspir, Erzurum Province Erzurum Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its area is 25,006 km2, and its population is ...

Aksu, Kestel Aksu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kestel, Bursa Province Bursa Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in Turkey along the Sea of Marmara co ...

Aksu, Nallıhan Aksu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nallıhan, Ankara Province, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thr ...

, a village in Nallıhan district, Ankara Province *

Aksu, Nazilli Aksu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nazilli, Aydın Province, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace ...

, a village in Nazilli district, Aydın Province *

Aksu, Silopi Aksu (, ) is a village in the Silopi District of Şırnak Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Chaldean Catholic Assyrians and had a population of 10 in 2023, a decrease from 1,066 in 1985. History In 1913, Harbōl (today called Aksu ...

Aksu, Sincik Aksu () is a village in the Sincik District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Reşwan Reşwan, (; ) also known as Reşiyan, is a Kurdish tribe, native to the western frontier of Kurdistan, mostly populating ...

, a village in Sincik district, Adıyaman Province

Waterways

* Aksu River (disambiguation) * Aksu Dam, an embankment dam near on the Çoruh River in Erzurum Province, Turkey

Other uses

2010 Aksu bombing The 2010 Aksu bombing was a bombing in Aksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China that resulted in at least seven deaths and fourteen injuries when a Uyghur man detonated explosives in a crowd of police and paramilitary guards at about 10:30 o ...

, a bombing incident in Aksu, Xinjiang, China *

Aksu Airport Aksu Hongqipo Airport is an airport located in Onsu County, serving the city of Aksu and the namesake prefecture, in the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It was formerly called Aksu Airport. Facilities The airport resides at an elevatio ...

, an airport serving Aksu, a city in Xinjiang, China *

Aksu-Djabagly Nature Reserve The Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve (, ''Aqsu-Jabağyly Qoryğy''; , ''Aksu-Zhabaglinskiy zapovednik'') is the oldest nature reserve in Central Asia. It is located in the southern province of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It covers the north-western ...

, a nature reserve in Kazakhstan * AK-74SU, a Russian assault rifle *

Battle of Aksu (717) The Battle of Aksu (; ) was fought between the Umayyad Caliphate, and their Turgesh and Tibetan allies, against the Tang dynasty, and their Karluk and Western Turk allies. In 717 AD, the Umayyads, guided by their Turgesh allies, besieged Buat- ...

, a battle of the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana *

Battle of Aksu (1933) The Kumul Rebellion ( zh, t=哈密暴動, p=Hāmì bàodòng, l=Hami Uprising) was a rebellion of Kumulik Uyghurs from 1931 to 1934 who conspired with Hui Chinese Muslim General Ma Zhongying to overthrow Jin Shuren, governor of Xinjiang. The K ...

, a minor battle in Aksu, Xinjiang, China * G3014 Kuytun–Aksu Expressway, a planned expressway in Central Asia * Aksu pattern, a motif found in tribal weavings especially those originating in northwestern Iran and Turkmenistan