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city in Turkey

183km

37.866732.4833

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largest city in Turkey

442km

41.01361128.955
Sights (12)

Ethnography Museum of Ankara

460m

39.93266832.854894

Victory Monument (Ankara)

Erected in 1927, the monument is made of marble and bronze, and features an equestrian statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Since it was erected a year before the "alphabet reform", it is one of the very few republican monuments in Turkey that has an inscription written in Ottoman Turkish, using the Arabic script.

1.1km

39.941632.8548

Roman Road of Ankara

1.2km

39.9422861132.85596389

Kocatepe Mosque

Built between 1967 and 1987, completed in 1987, this project is built in a neoclassical Ottoman architecture style, and is an eclectic building.

1.4km

39.9166666732.86083333

Hacı Bayram Mosque

Restored by architect Mimar Sinan in the 16th century, with Kütahya tiles being added in the 18th century. Just next door is the small tomb of Hacı Bayram Veli, a poet and Sufi, who settled in Ankara in the 15th century to spread his teachings. This is considered to be the holiest shrine in the city by pious Muslims, who can be found praying in and outside the tomb in large numbers regardless of the time of the day. Take a look inside to see the colourful dome topping the structure.

1.5km

39.9441666732.85777778

Anıtkabir

Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara

1.6km

39.9255555632.83777778

Ankara Castle

There were laid by the Galatians on a prominent lava outcrop, and the rest was completed by the Romans. Walk through the cobbled streets lined by old houses to climb up to one of the towers, which offers a good view of the sprawling city below and the surrounding mountains.

1.8km

39.9416666732.865

Kuğulu Park

architectural structure

2.5km

39.90192432.860166

Akköprü

Bridge in Turkey

3.1km

39.9538888932.83238889

Atatürk Forest Farm and Zoo

6.3km

39.9401532.79582

Safranbolu

district in Karabük Province, Turkey

113km

41.2493888932.6832

Ilgaz

district in Çankırı Province, Turkey

119km

40.9166666733.61666667
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Ankara

Turkey
Someday we will visit Ankara or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Ankara

Ankara is Turkey's capital, and its second city in size after Istanbul. Literally and figuratively, it is at the heart of Turkey and of Central Anatolia, the surrounding region. The population is around 4.5 million.

The region's history can be traced back to the Bronze Age Hattic civilization, which was succeeded in the 2nd millennium BC by the Hittites, in the 10th century BC by the Phrygians, and later by the Lydians, Persians, Greeks, Galatians, Romans, Byzantines, and Turks (the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm, the Ottoman Empire and finally republican Turkey).

The city has exported mohair (from the Angora goat) and Angora wool (from the Angora rabbit) internationally for centuries. In the 19th century, the city also exported substantial amounts of goat and cat skins, gum, wax, honey, berries, and madder root. It was connected to Istanbul by railway before the First World War, continuing to export mohair, wool, berries, and grain.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

4.1°C-3.3
Precipitation: 39.5 mm

Feb

6.3°C-2.4
Precipitation: 35 mm

Mar

11.4°C0.5
Precipitation: 38.6 mm

Apr

17.3°C5.2
Precipitation: 42.3 mm

May

22.3°C9.6
Precipitation: 51.2 mm

Jun

26.6°C12.8
Precipitation: 34.2 mm

Jul

30.2°C15.7
Precipitation: 13.7 mm

Aug

30.3°C15.9
Precipitation: 11.5 mm

Sep

25.9°C11.7
Precipitation: 17.8 mm

Oct

19.8°C7
Precipitation: 27.6 mm

Nov

12.9°C2.4
Precipitation: 31.7 mm

Dec

6.4°C-0.8
Precipitation: 43.9 mm