Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of the country of Turkey. It is in the center of Anatolia. It is the second most populated city after Istanbul. The city has a population of 4,319,167 (2005) (Province 5,153,000), and an elevation of 938 meters (3080 feet).[4] It was formerly known as Engürü. The city is the center of Ankara Province.
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| Coordinates: 39°55′48″N 32°51′00″E / 39.93000°N 32.85000°ECoordinates: 39°55′48″N 32°51′00″E / 39.93000°N 32.85000°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Central Anatolia |
| Province | Ankara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mansur Yavaş (CHP) |
| • Governor | Vasip Şahin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,536 km2 (9,860 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 938 m (3,077 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,663,322[1] |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 06xxx |
| Licence plate | 06 |
| GDP PPP[2] | US$ 105 billion |
| GDP PPP per capita | US$ 21,000 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.855[3] – very high |
| Website | www www |
Ankara is a very modern city. Ankara was made the capital of Turkey in 1923. Ankara is known for its performing arts, home to the State Opera and Ballet, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and several national theater companies. In Ankara there's a place called Anitkabir, which is a big hilltop mausoleum that was built to celebrate Kemal Atatürk who was the first president.
History
Ankara is a city that has a lot of history. Ankara was invaded many times. In 546 BCE, Achaemenid Iranians was in control of Ankara (approximated date).[5] Ankara was then invaded by the Romans in 25 BCE. At the time, Ankara was controlled by Augustus.[6] Ankara castle was attacked by Christian invaders in 1101. Ankara castle was captured by the Seljuks in 1227. Ankara was controlled again by the Ottoman Turks in 1403. On October 13, 1923 Ankara became the capital of Turkey.[7]
Ankara Media
The Column of Julian (362) was erected in honor of the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate's visit to Ancyra.
Ottoman houses in Hamamönü district
President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (center) and Prime Minister İsmet İnönü (left) leaving the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye during the 7th anniversary celebrations of the Turkish Republic in 1930
A view of the old general directorate building of Ziraat Bank. It was designed by Istanbul-born Italian Levantine architect Giulio Mongeri and built between 1926 and 1929.
The Presidential Library in Ankara is the largest library in Turkey, with a collection of over 4 million printed books
Ankara metropolitan area
Başkent Millet Park in Ankara
Kızılay Square and Emek Business Center (1959–1965), the first International Style office tower and shopping center in Turkey.
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References
- ↑ Turkey: Major cities and provincescitypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ Berube, Alan. Global Metro Monitor. Brookings (22 January 2015).
- ↑ Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org.
- ↑ Ankara, Turkey: Latitude, Longitude and Altitude
- ↑ Cities of the Middle East and North Africa : a historical encyclopedia (2007). Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-920-1. OCLC 80014324.
- ↑ Cybriwsky, Roman A.. Capital cities around the world : an encyclopedia of geography, history, and culture (2013). Santa Barbara, California. ISBN 978-1-61069-248-9. OCLC 862077105.
- ↑ Historic cities of the Islamic world (2007). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-474-2383-6. OCLC 308130674.
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