Hınıs (Kurdish: Xinûs;[2] Armenian: Խնուս, romanized: Khnus) is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.

[1] 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.

[6] The district, which is 150 km away from the city of Muş, is very close to Hamurpert Lake, which has an important place in history.

[10] The Menge Dağ forms the northwestern border of the Hınıs plain; from its foothills, Süphan mountain is visible over the hills to the southeast.

[10] The Hınıs plain consists of two distinct, gently undulating bands that are occasionally broken up by low-lying hills.

[10] The town of Hınıs itself lies near the upper end of the valley, on a volcanic table raised above the surrounding plain.

The Hınıs plain formed the main part of the early medieval Armenian canton of Varazhnunik.

[10] Hınıs's old castle crowns a small rocky promontory jutting out above a depression in the middle of the plateau.

[10] The mosque is roughly cube-shaped, with one relatively small pyramidal cap crowning the roof, surrounded by 8 smaller domes.