Kahramankazan (before 2016: Kazan) is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Ankara Province
Ankara Province (, ) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km2, and its population is 5,782,285 (2022).
History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements ...
, Turkey. Its area is 547 km
2, and its population is 59,123 (2022).
It lies in the plain of Akıncı to the north west of the city of
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
. Its elevation is .
History
Archaeological research reveals the plain has a long past, going back to prehistoric times, and findings during the excavation of the
Bitik Höyük mound date back to the copper age.
Kahramankazan today
Today the area is a popular weekend retreat for the people of Ankara. Kahramankazan is a busy small town. Industry in the city includes a brewery and a cement factory.
Opened in November 2011, the
Turkish Satellite Assembly, Integration and Test Center
Turkish Space Systems, Integration and Test Centre () (USET) is a spacecraft production and testing facility owned by the Ministry of National Defence and operated by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). It is located in Ankara, Turkey. The facili ...
(UMET), is situated in the Fethiye neighborhood of the city.
A large
trona
Trona (trisodium hydrogendicarbonate dihydrate, also sodium sesquicarbonate dihydrate, Na2CO3·NaHCO3·2H2O) is a non- marine evaporite mineral. It is mined as the primary source of sodium carbonate in the United States, where it has replaced ...
ore deposit, which lays underground, is mined and processed by
Kazan Soda Elektrik
The Kazan Soda Elektrik, full name Kazan Soda Elektrik Üretim A.Ş., is a chemical industry and electric energy company in Ankara Province, Turkey producing natural soda ash and baking soda from trona. The company is a subsidiary of Ciner Holding ...
of
Ciner Holding
Ciner Group (known as Park Holding until December 1994) is a Turkish family-owned conglomerate that operates in four main sectors: energy and mining, natural Sodium carbonate, soda ash, container glass, and shipping. Ciner Group was formed in 19 ...
in the city.
The town was renamed Kahramankazan (Hero Kazan) in 2016 due to the role of local residents in opposing the
2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
In the evening of 15 July 2016, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces, organized as the Peace at Home Council, attempted a coup d'état against state institutions, including the government and president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They attempted ...
.
2024 terrorist attack
On October 23, 2024, an explosion happened at the headquarters of the
Turkish Aerospace Industries
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (, TAI or TUSAŞ) is a state-owned Arms industry, arms company in Turkey.
History
On 16 August 1925 the Turkish Aircraft and Engine Limited Company ''()'' factory was founded in Kayseri, Turkey. The company ...
, which was located in Kahramankazan. Many were killed and wounded, and some are known as martyrs. The explosion was known as a terrorist attack.
Composition
There are 48
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Kahramankazan District:
Mahalle
, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
* Ahi
* Akçaören
* Akıncı
* Alpagut
* Aşağıkaraören
* Atatürk
* Aydın
Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις)'' is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient ...
* Bitik
* Çalta
* Ciğir
* Çimşit
* Dağyaka
* Dutözü
* Emirgazi
* Fatih
* Fethiye
Fethiye () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 875 km2, and its population is 177,702 (2022). It is one of the prominent tourist destinations in the Turkish Riviera. It was formerly k ...
* Günbaşı
* Güvenç
* İçören
* İmrendi
* İnceğiz
* İne
* İymir
* Kanuni Sultan Süleyman
* Karalar
* Kayı
* Kılıçlar
* Kınık
Kınık () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 479 km2, and its population is 28,694 (2022).
Composition
There are 37 neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American En ...
* Kışla
* Kumpınar
* Örencik
* Orhaniye
* Peçenek
* Sancar
* Saraç
* Saray
A seraglio, serail, seray or saray (from , via Turkish, Italian and French) is a castle, palace or government building which was considered to have particular administrative importance in various parts of the former Ottoman Empire.
"The S ...
* Sarıayak
* Sarılar
* Satıkadın
* Soğucak
* Tekke
* Uçarı
* Yakupderviş
* Yassıören
* Yavuz Sultan Selim
* Yayalar
* Yazıbeyli
* Yıldırımbeyazıt
References
External links
*
District municipality's official website
(in Turkish)
A scientific paper on the etymology of the name Kazan
{{Portal bar, Geography, Turkey
Populated places in Ankara Province
Districts of Ankara Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey