ANKARA
DIRECTORATE OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
Publisher
Regional Directorate of Culture
and Tourism
Editor
Doğan ACAR
Photos
Kültür ve Turizm İl Müdürlüğü Arşivi
Graphics–Design-Print
Hazar Reklam
EdItorIal Board
Doğan ACAR
Ankara Culture and Tourism Director
Kudret CABILAR
Culture and Tourism Directorate of Ankara
Publicity Branch Director
Hülya ALİŞİROĞLU
Tamer TEKİN
Rıza KADEROĞLU
Gülcan UÇAR
Satı COŞKUN
Aydan TURALI
Ankara
Located in the Central Anatolian Region, Ankara
is surrounded by Kırıkkale and Kırşehir at
East, Çankırı at North, Bolu at the Northeast
and Eskişehir at West, Konya and Aksaray at
South. The average altitude above sea level
of Ankara covering 26.897 kilometer square of
land in a region dominated by plains formed by
Kızılırmak and Sakarya Rivers, is 890 meters.
While approaching towards north from the
central parts of the city, you will see where the
across North Anatolian mountain chain rises.
Plains which were formed due to wreckage area
and foldings between the mountains chains are
located at the North East while there are Tuz
Gölü (Salt Lake) basin and planes at the South
part of Ankara Plain lying on the East-West
direction. There are Mogan, Eymir, Karagöl,
Kurumcu and Samsam natural lakes within
the city borders. In addition to these, there are
artificial lakes at the water basins of the dams of
Çamlıdere, Kesikköprü, Kurtboğazı and Sarıyar
having same name with them.