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Ankara, Turkey's
capital city,
is important to diplomats and bureaucrats,
and has a few significant sights
for visitors.
Formerly Angora,
the town had
a
thriving trade in fine, soft Angora goat hair and
the garments made from it.
Today this city at an altitude of 848 meters (2782
feet) is a
sprawling
metropolis
of
five
million people, many of them employed in government
ministries
and
embassies, in universities and schools, in hospitals
and medical
centres,
and
some
in light
industry on the outskirts.
Before the Turkish War of
Independence brought Kemal
Atatürk and his
generals to Ankara as a wartime command
post, Ankara was a small town with
a Roman
citadel on a high hill and
a brisk trade in Angora wool, the long,
fine hair of the Angora goat.
After Atatürk proclaimed Ankara
to be the capital of the new Turkish
Republic's new capital, it began to
grow. After
WWII,
a constant
influx of villagers from the countryside
in search of a better life brought
Ankara explosive growth. The city now
sprawls through valleys and across
hills in every direction, but on your
visit you need only be concerned with
a few specific areas.
Ankara's several interesting
sights such
as the citadel, Museum
of Anatolian Civilisations, Anitkabir (Atatürk Mausoleum) and Roman
ruins, can
fully occupy you for a day, but if
your itinerary is rushed, spending
half a day here may suffice. More...
Consider
joining a half-day
city tour. Excursions run
from Ankara east to the Hittite capital
of Bogazkale
(Hattusas-Yazilikaya), and south
to Cappadocia (maps).
Ankara has plenty of good hotels and
restaurants, of course, but again,
you need be concerned with only a few
for a one-night visit.
Centrally located, Ankara is a transportation
nexus for all of Turkey's bus,
train, plane and highway routes. More...
What to See & Do in Ankara
Maps
of Ankara, Cappadocia & Central
Anatolia
Ankara Hotels
Ankara Restaurants
How
to Get to & Around Ankara (Transportation)
Bogazkale
(Hattusa)
Cappadocia
Central
Anatolia
Where
to Go
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