Ankara is the
capital of Turkey and the country’s
second largest city after Istanbul and it’s about 455 km by drive and 1 hour
flight from Istanbul. There is also
train between Istanbul - Ankara. Population of the Ankara 4.432,719 and once very highlighted
place to visit during traveling to Turkey.
Also, Ankara is on of the
destination in the Turkey package tours.
The city has a mean elevation of 938 meters,
and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million. As turkey advisor,
with many ancient cities, Ankara has
gone by several names over the ages. It has been identified with the Hittite cult center Ankuses, although this remains a matter
of debate. In classical antiquity and during the medieval period, the city was
known as Ankara in Greek and Ancyra in Latin; the Galatian Celtic
name was probably a similar variant. Following its annexation by the Seljuk
Turks in 1073, the city became known in many European languages as Angora, a usage which continued until
its official renaming to Ankara
under the Turkish Postal Service Law of 1930.
Another
proposed theory show that the original name of the city might be taken over
from the Angara River of Asia by the
invading Seljuk Turks. Centrally located in Anatolia, Ankara is an
important commercial and industrial city. It is the center of the Turkish
Government, and houses all foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of
trade, strategically located at the center of Turkeys highway and railway
networks, and serves as the marketing center for the surrounding agricultural
area. The city was famous for its long haired Angora goat and its prized wool ,
a unique breed of cat (Angora cat), white rabbits and their prized
wool (Angora wool), pears, honey, and the regions musket grapes. Ankara city tour and Istanbul to Ankara tours.
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