Kalecik, Ankara
Kalecik | |
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Coordinates:40°05′50″N33°24′30″E/ 40.09722°N 33.40833°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Ankara |
Government | |
• Mayor | Duhan Kalkan (AKP) |
Area | 1,110 km2(430 sq mi) |
Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 12,794 |
• Density | 12/km2(30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3(TRT) |
Postal code | 06870 |
Area code | 0312 |
Website | www |
Kalecikis a municipality anddistrictofAnkara Province,Turkey.[2]Its area is 1,110 km2,[3]and its population is 12,794 (2022).[1]Its elevation is 725 m (2,379 ft).
Kalecik stands on a plain with the eastern boundary formed by the RiverKızılırmakwhile there are mountains to the south and the west. This agricultural district is known for its wine; other major crops include sugar beet and grains.
The popular grape varietyKalecik Karasıgrows successfully near the Kızılırmak and is used to make some of Turkey's best red wine.
History
[edit]The area has a history going back to theHittitesand even never earlier (4000 BC). In theOttoman Empireperiod this was a thriving town recorded by the 17th-century travelerEvliya Çelebias being a trading city with tanneries, coppersmiths, and weavers.
Education
[edit]The vocational school of higher education in Kalecik (Turkish:Kalecik Meslek Yüksekokulu), part ofAnkara University,educates inviticultureandwinemaking.[4]
Places of interest
[edit]- Kalecik Castle, anAncient Romanruin on the rock above the town
- Kalecik Bridge
- Ottoman architecture,including a number of mosques and the seven-arch Develioğlu Köprüsü bridge over the Kızılırmak at40°02′29″N33°26′38″E/ 40.0414°N 33.4440°E.
Composition
[edit]There are 57neighbourhoodsin Kalecik District:[5]
- Afşar
- Ahikemalşenyurt
- Ahiler Yenice
- Akcataş
- Akkaynak
- Akkuzulu
- Aktepe
- Alibeyli
- Altıntaş
- Arkbürk
- Beykavağı
- Buğra
- Çandır
- Çanşa Kale
- Çaykaya
- Çiftlikköy
- Cuma Saray
- Dağdemir
- Değirmenkaya
- Demirtaş
- Elmapınar
- Eskiköy
- Eşmedere
- Gökçeören
- Gökdere
- Gölköy
- Gümüşpınar
- Hacıköy
- Halilağa Tabakhane
- Halitcevriaslangil
- Hançılı
- Hasayaz
- Karahöyük
- Karalar
- Karatepe
- Kargın
- Keklicek
- Kılçak
- Kınık
- Kızılkaya
- Koyunbaba
- Kuyucak
- Mahmutlar
- Samanlık
- Satılar
- Şemsettin
- Şeyhmahmut
- Tavşancık
- Tilki
- Uyurca
- Yalımköy
- Yeniçöte
- Yenidoğan Yeşilyurt
- Yeşilöz
- Yılanlı
- Yurtyenice
- Yüzbey
References
[edit]- ^ab"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports"(XLS).TÜİK.Retrieved22 May2023.
- ^Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi,Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri".General Directorate of Mapping.Retrieved22 May2023.
- ^"Şarap Üretim Teknolojisi Programı"(in Turkish). Kalecik Meslek Yüksekokulu.Retrieved2015-07-28.
- ^Mahalle,Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Kalecik Tanıtım Gönüllüleri & www.kalecik.com.tr(in Turkish)
- Kenthaber.com."General information on Kalecik, Ankara"(in Turkish). Archived fromthe originalon 2008-10-11.