The Hınıs Plain (), is located in the eastern of the city center of

Hınıs 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 A ...

Geology and geomorphology

Hınıs Plain is located in the east of the

Bingöl Mountains Bingöl Mountains (; ) is a mountain range in Turkey at the zero point of the provincial border of Erzurum and Muş. Geology and geomorphology Bingöl Mountains is an example of Shield volcanoes. Dağkale Hill, which is the highest point of ...

, surrounded by high mountains and at an altitude of 1700 meters from the sea, 45 kilometers long and 20 kilometers wide. The plain is surrounded by the Bingöl mountains in the west and the

Akdoğan Mountains Akdoğan Mountains (); (); is a mountain range located at the zero point of the Muş and Erzurum border. It extends from the east of Akdoğan lake to Karaçoban district by crossing the border where Varto, Bulanık and Hınıs districts inter ...

in the south by the Ak mountains in the east.

References

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