Ankara

Summary

Ankara is a metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[1]. Ankara ranks in the top 8% of metropolitan_municipality_in_turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,940 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ankara received the The Europe Prize^[3].
• Ankara was a member of League of Historical Cities^[4].
• Ankara is located in Ankara Province^[5].
• Ankara is in the country of Turkey^[6].
• Ankara is on the body of water Çubuk^[7].
• Ankara is on the body of water Hatip^[8].
• Ankara's head of government is recorded as Mansur Yavaş^[9].
• Ankara's image is recorded as Ankara (16290014657).jpg^[10].
• Ankara's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].
• Ankara's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[12].
• Ankara's instance of is recorded as city^[13].
• Ankara's official language is recorded as Turkish^[14].
• Ankara's main regulatory text is recorded as Constitution of Turkey^[15].
• Ankara's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yenimahalle district^[16].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minsk^[17].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami^[18].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pavlodar^[19].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ashgabat^[20].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Astana^[21].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[22].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bishkek^[23].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bucharest^[24].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chișinău^[25].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hanoi^[26].
• Ankara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kyiv^[27].

Body

Geography

Ankara is in the country of Turkey^[6]. Ankara is located in Ankara Province^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Çubuk^[7], a river^[28], in Turkey^[29] and Hatip^[8], a river^[30], in Turkey^[31]. Ankara's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+5270575'}^[32], {'amount': '+5503985'}^[33], and {'amount': '+5747325'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[12] and city^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ankara include Turkish Angora^[35], a cat breed^[36]; Angora rabbit^[37], a rabbit breed^[38]; Angora goat^[39], a goat breed^[40]; Ankara Esenboğa Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in Turkey^[43], founded in 1955^[44]; Ankara railway station^[45], a central station^[46], in Ottoman Empire^[47], founded in 1892^[48]; Ankara high-speed railway station^[49], a station building^[50], in Turkey^[51], founded in 2016^[52]; Ankara Güvercinlik Army Air Base^[53], an air base^[54], in Turkey^[55]; and Crocus ancyrensis^[56], a taxon^[57].

Why It Matters

Ankara ranks in the top 8% of metropolitan_municipality_in_turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,940 views/month).^[2] Ankara has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] Ankara is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Entities named for Ankara include Turkish Angora^[35], a cat breed^[36]; Angora rabbit^[37], a rabbit breed^[38]; Angora goat^[39], a goat breed^[40]; Ankara Esenboğa Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in Turkey^[43], founded in 1955^[44]; Ankara railway station^[45], a central station^[46], in Ottoman Empire^[47], founded in 1892^[48]; and Ankara high-speed railway station^[49], a station building^[50], in Turkey^[51], founded in 2016^[52].

FAQs

What awards did Ankara receive?

Honors received include The Europe Prize^[3].