Explore Ankara in Turkey
Ankara with its 3,517,182 habitants is located in Turkey and is the capital of this country.
Local time in Ankara is 01:35 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is "Europe / Istanbul" with an UTC/GMT offset of 3 hours.
Polatlı, Olukpinar, Kirikkale, Kayas, Batikent, Yesiloz, Yazibeyli, Imrendi, Guldarbi, Doganoluk, Çankırı, Akbas and Cankaya are destinations relativly nearby and could be interesting to discover when around.Some smaller & nearer places worth to visit on your trip may be Yenisehir, Topraklik, Seyran Baglari, Kocatepe and Akdere.
According to our records, there is one airport in the nearby. The closest airport is Esenboga Airport with a distance of 16.2 mi (or 26.1 km) south-west of the centre of Ankara. Have a look at our dedicated picture album to get an idea of what this places is like. Need a few ideas for finding things to see and want to get to know more about this place? Check the related Ankara attractions page. The same applies for local events and videos.
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Sightseeing & Attractions
Kocatepe Mosque: , the Turkish capital. It was built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter in Kizilay, and its size and prominent situation have made it a landmark that can be seen from almost anywhere in central Ankara. ...
Atakule Tower: "Atakule Tower" is a 125m high communications and observation tower located in the Çankaya district of central Ankara, Turkey, built in 1989. The top section of the tower houses an open terrace and a revolving restaurant, "Sevilla". It makes a full 360 degrees rotation in one hour. On top of it there's the "Dome" restaurant, right under the cupola. Under the terrace there's the "UFO" café ...
Ankara: of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. The city has a population (as of 2005) of 4,319,167 (Province 5,153,000), and a mean elevation of 850 m (2800 ft). It was formerly known as "Angora". The Hittites gave it the name "Ankuwash" before 1200 BC,[http://socialscience.tjc.edu/mkho/fulbright/1998/turkey/turman3 ...
Events & Activities
01:00 PM: CFS Talk & Awards @ODTÜ
12:00 AM: Diyarbakir Auto show
12:00 AM: Turkeybuild Ankara
12:00 AM: Visitor Registration
12:00 AM: Visitor Registration
Did you know? ...
Ankara is known by different spellings and names throughout the world. These are the ones we know of.
Anguriyah, Ankura, Ankyra, Engüri, Ancyra, Ankaro, Ancara - Ankara, Enqere, Ancara, Angora, Анкара
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