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| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Central Anatolia |
| Province | Ankara |
| Government | |
| - Governor | Hakkı Uzun |
| - Mayor | Abdulnasır Haşlak |
| Area | |
| - District | 738 km² (284. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 970 m (3,182 ft) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| - District | 62,602 |
| - Density | 84. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 83/km² (219. 7/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 35,308 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 06xxx |
| Area code(s) | 0312 |
| Licence plate | 06 |
| Website: www.ankaragolbasi.gov.tr | |
Gölbaşı is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 20 km (12 mi) south of the city of Ankara. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles Ankara Province (Ankara ili in central Turkey is the location of the country's capital the city of Ankara. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 62,602 of which 35,308 live in the town of Gölbaşı. [1][2] The district covers an area of 738 km² (285 sq mi),[3] and the average elevation is 970 m (3,182 ft). The district includes the Mogan and Eymir lakes.
Although the lakes are dirty and infested with mosquitos the picnic areas and lakeside restaurants of Gölbaşı are a popular retreat from the city for the people of Ankara. A number of government departments have accommodation here and the town is slowly but surely joining up with the city as the green space between the two disappears. Türk Telekom have their satellite ground control in the area. For the Turkish basketball club see Türk Telekom BK. Türk Telekom is the formerly state owned Turkish Telecommunications
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History
Archaeological research in the area has revealed occupation since 3000 BC by a succession of civilısations including Early Bronze Age, Hittites, Phrygians, Ancient Romans and Byzantines. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family and established In antiquity Phrygia (Φρυγία was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey. This is a list of topics related to ancient Rome that aims to include aspects of both the ancient Roman Republic and Roman Empire. Excavated sites include Selametli, Tulumtaş, Tulumtaş-Ortaçayır, Kızılcaşar-Gökçepınar, Bacılar, Bezirhane Kültepe, Bezirhane-Kepenekçi and İncek-Harmantepe.
The area has long been occupied by Turks and it was here that Timur hid his elephants in the woods before the Battle of Ankara. Timur also written Emir Timur or Amir Temur ( Chagatai: تیمور - Tēmōr " Iron " (1336 – 19 February 1405 among The Battle of Ankara or Battle of Angora, fought on July 20 or July 28 1402 took place northeast of Ankara at the field of Çubuk
Places of interest
- Tulumtaş caves - 15 km (9 mi) from Ankara, 5 km (3 mi) of limestone cave with stalagmites and stalactites.
Notes
- ^ a b Turkish Statistical Institute. Turkish Statistical Institute (commonly known as TURKSTAT; (Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu or TÜİK is the Turkish Government agency commissioned with producing Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey (XLS) (Turkish). Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
- ^ GeoHive. Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units (English). Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
- ^ Statoids. Statistical information on districts of Turkey (English). Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Geographical information on Gölbaşı, Turkey (English). Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
- Kenthaber. com. General information on Gölbaşı, Ankara (Turkish). Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
External links
- District governor's official website (Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (Turkish)
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