Ankara Province
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Ankara Province in central Turkey
is the location of the country's capital, the city of Ankara
.
Ankara also gave its name to the Ottoman Empire
's Ankara Province
(vilayet) which covered a larger area than the current province.
, with mountain forests to the north and the dry plain of Konya
to the south. The plain is irrigated by the Kızılırmak
and Sakarya River systems, the Sarıyar reservoir and many natural lakes and pools. 50% of the land is used for agriculture, 28% is forest and another 10% is meadow and grazing land. The large salt lake Tuz Golu partly lies in the province. The highest point is the 2,015m Işık Mountain.
The climate is hot and dry in summer, rainy in spring and autumn, cold and snowing in winter, wetter in the north of the province than the drier plains to the south.
for the history of this region which has seen the passing of numerous great civilisations including Phrygians, Lydians
, Persians
and Alexander the Great, Galatians; the city of Ankara becoming a fortified stronghold of the Byzantines
; and then falling to the Seljuk Turks, and later the Ottoman Empire
; and finally being chosen by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
as the site of Turkish parliament in 1920 and subsequently in 1923 as the capital city of the Republic of Turkey.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
is the location of the country's capital, the city of Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
.
Ankara also gave its name to the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
's Ankara Province
Ankara Province, Ottoman Empire
The Vilayet of Ankara or Angora was an Ottoman vilayet centered on the city of Ankara in north-central Anatolia, which includes most of ancient Galatia....
(vilayet) which covered a larger area than the current province.
Geography
Situated on the large plains of central AnatoliaAnatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
, with mountain forests to the north and the dry plain of Konya
Konya
Konya is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Konya Province had a population of 1,036,027 as of 2010, making the city seventh most populous in Turkey.-Etymology:...
to the south. The plain is irrigated by the Kızılırmak
Kizilirmak
-Geographical names in Turkey:* Kızılırmak River is the longest river of Anatolia* Kızılırmak, Çankırı, a district of Çankırı Province, Turkey...
and Sakarya River systems, the Sarıyar reservoir and many natural lakes and pools. 50% of the land is used for agriculture, 28% is forest and another 10% is meadow and grazing land. The large salt lake Tuz Golu partly lies in the province. The highest point is the 2,015m Işık Mountain.
The climate is hot and dry in summer, rainy in spring and autumn, cold and snowing in winter, wetter in the north of the province than the drier plains to the south.
History
See AnkaraAnkara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
for the history of this region which has seen the passing of numerous great civilisations including Phrygians, Lydians
Lydians
The Lydians were the inhabitants of Lydia, a region in western Anatolia, who spoke the distinctive Lydian language, an Indo-European language of the Anatolian group....
, Persians
Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire , sometimes known as First Persian Empire and/or Persian Empire, was founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great who overthrew the Median confederation...
and Alexander the Great, Galatians; the city of Ankara becoming a fortified stronghold of the Byzantines
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
; and then falling to the Seljuk Turks, and later the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
; and finally being chosen by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
as the site of Turkish parliament in 1920 and subsequently in 1923 as the capital city of the Republic of Turkey.
Districts
- Akyurt
- Altındağ
- Ayaş
- BalaBala, AnkaraBala is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 67 km south-east of the city of Ankara. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 19,426 of which 8,506 live in the urban center of Bala. The district covers an area of , and the average...
- Beypazarı
- Çamlıdere
- Çankaya
- Çubuk
- Elmadağ
- EtimesgutEtimesgutEtimesgut or Etimesut, formerly Ahimesut, is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, mainly consisting of large public housing projects, from Ankara city centre. According to 2010 census, population of Etimesgut is 386,879...
- Evren
- GölbaşıGölbasi, AnkaraGölbaşı is a town and district of the Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, south of the city of Ankara. According to a 2010 census, the population of the district is 95,109; 93,852 of which live in the town of Gölbaşı....
- GüdülGüdülGüdül is a quiet rural town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 90 km north-west of the city of Ankara, off the motorway to Istanbul. The district covers an area of 419 km², and the average elevation is 720 m...
- Haymana
- Kalecik
- KazanKazan, AnkaraKazan is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, standing on the plain of Akıncı to the north west of the city of Ankara...
- KeçiörenKeçiörenKeçiören is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a crowded district in the northern part of the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the district center is 817,262 The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is...
- KızılcahamamKizilcahamamKızılcahamam is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 70 km north of the city of Ankara, near the motorway to Istanbul. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 25,203 of which 16,726 live in the town of Kızılcahamam...
- MamakMamak, AnkaraMamak is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, part of the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of Mamak is 549,585 The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is ....
- NallıhanNallihanNallıhan is a rural town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 157 km from the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 30,571 of which 12,457 live in the town of Nallıhan...
- PolatlıPolatliPolatlı is a city and a district in Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 80 km west of the Turkish capital Ankara, on the road to Eskişehir. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 117,473 of which 98,605 live in the city of Polatlı...
- PursaklarPursaklar, AnkaraPursaklar is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a little suburban town north of Ankara....
- Sincan
- Yenimahalle
- ŞereflikoçhisarSereflikoçhisarŞereflikoçhisar is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 148 km south of the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 35,9898 of which 29,091 live in the town of Şereflikoçhisar and the remainder in surrounding villages...