Elmadağ is a town and district of
Ankara Province
Ankara Province ( tr, , ) is a province of Turkey with the capital city Ankara.
Demographics
History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements by many historic Anatolian civilizations in antiquity and classical times, in ...
in the
Central Anatolia
The Central Anatolia Region ( tr, İç Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Ankara. Other big cities are Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir, Sivas, and Aksaray.
Located in Central Turkey, it is bordered ...
region of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 43,311 of which 42,099 live in the town of Elmadağ. The district covers an area of ,
and the average elevation is , with the highest point being Mt. İdris at .
Places of interest
Elmadağ (1,862 m.) is also a small mountain beside the town, 45 km from the cıty of
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
on the road to
Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale is the capital of the Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is located 80 km east of Ankara which is the capital city of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, the population of the province is 280,834 ...
. Residents of Ankara often visit the area for picnics and to learn to ski or snowboard during the skiing season which lasts from December until March. There are hotels, student accommodation, cafes and places selling hot-dogs and other apres-ski food.
Administrative divisions
Towns
* Elmadağ
Neighborhoods
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Akçaali
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Kayadibi
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Süleymanlı
Süleymanlı, also known as Zeitun ( hy, Զէյթուն), Zeytun, Zeytunfimis or Zeytünfimis, is a town in the Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.
The village has an ancient history as a center of settlement. It was established on the Zeytun Stre ...
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Tekkeköy
Tekkeköy is a district of Samsun Province in Turkey located on the western side of the Çarşamba Plain. The Mayor of Tekkeköy Municipality is Hasan Togar.
Agriculture and animal breeding are the main sources of income. Black Sea Copper Works ...
Villages
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Aşağıkamışlı
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Deliler
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Ediğe
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Karacahasan
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Kuşçuali
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Taburlar
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Yukarıkamışlı
Notes
References
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External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Elmadağ Social Network
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Ski areas and resorts in Turkey
Populated places in Ankara Province
Districts of Ankara Province