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Altınlar, Bigadiç

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Bigadiç, Balıkesir, northwestern Turkey

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ6921057 ↗
Source-derived summary

Altınlar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province in Turkey. Its population is 238 (2022).

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Altınlar, Bigadiç” as mahalle (administrative quarter) in Bigadiç, Balıkesir, northwestern Turkey. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Altınlar, Bigadiç and mahalle.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2022—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Altınlar, Bigadiç and mahalle providing the first useful test.
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Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6921057. Authority coordinates are 39.465, 28.412. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2022.

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This entry incorporates text from “Altınlar, Bigadiç” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.