Kızılcahamam 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 borde ...
region of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
, 70 km north of the city 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 ...
, near the motorway to
Istanbul
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. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 25,203 of which 16,726 live in the town of Kızılcahamam.
The district covers an area of 1,712 km², and the average elevation in district center is 975 m.
The area is mountain and forest, a geographical boundary between central
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The ...
and the
Black Sea
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regions.
Kızılcahamam itself is a quiet
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
known for its healing hot springs and mineral waters. Nearby
Soğuksu National Park
Soğuksu National Park ( tr, Soğuksu Millî Parkı), established on February 19, 1959, is a national park in central Anatolia, Turkey. It is located in the Kızılcahamam district of Ankara Province.
Geography
Soğuksu National Park is loc ...
contains a scout camp and trails, and areas for picnic in the forest. There are hotels and guest houses including
spa hotels. A sculpture of
black vulture
The black vulture (''Coragyps atratus''), also known as the American black vulture, Mexican vulture, zopilote, urubu, or gallinazo, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the northeastern United States to Peru, Cen ...
, an endangered bird species inhabited in the national park, is situated at the entrance of the town.
Climate
The climate in Kızılcahamam is dominated by hot and temperate/mesothermal climate. In winter more precipitation falls than in the summer season. The climate can be classified as
Mediterranean climate (Csb) according to
Köppen–Geiger climate system. Annual average temperature is and the average annual rainfall .
Administrative divisions
Towns
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Çeltikçi
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Villages
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Adaköy
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Akdoğan
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Aksak
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Alibey
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Alpagut
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Ayvacık
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Aşağıadaköy
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Aşağıçanlı
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Aşağıhüyük
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Aşağıkese
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Bademli
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Balcılar
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Bayırköy
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Bağlıca
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Bağören
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Başağaç
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Başören
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Belpınar
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Berçinçatak
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Berçinyayalar
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Bezcikuzören
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Beşkonak
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Binkoz
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Bulak
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Ciğirler
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Çalta
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Çavuşlar
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Çeçtepe
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Çırpan
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Çukurca
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Çukurören
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Demirciören
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Değirmenönü
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Doymuşören
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Doğanözü
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Esenler
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Eğerlialören
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Eğerlibaşköy
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Eğerlidereköy
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Eğerlikozören
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Gebeler
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Gökbel
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Gölköy
Gölköy is a town and district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The town is located inland from the city of Ordu on the road to Sivas. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 66,491 of which 24,162 live in ...
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Gümele
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Güneysaray
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Güvem
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İğdir
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İğmir
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İnceğiz
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İyceler
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Hıdırlar
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Kalemler
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Karaağaç
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Karacaören
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Kasımlar
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Kavaközü
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Kocalar
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Kurumcu
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Kuşcuören
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Kınık (Aşağı)
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Kınık (Yukarı)
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Kırkırca
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Kırköy
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Kışlak
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Kızık
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Kızılca
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Kızılcaören
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Mahkemeağcin
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Olucak
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Ortaköy
Ortaköy ( ''Middle Village)'' is a neighbourhood within the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European shore of the Bosphorus. it was originally a small fishing village, known in Greek as Agios Fokas (Άγιος Φωκάς) in t ...
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Otacı
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Oğlakçı
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Örencik
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Pazar Başören
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Pazar
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Salın
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Saraycık
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Sarayköy
Sarayköy is a town and district of Denizli Province in Turkey, 20 km west of the city of Denizli, on a plain between mountains and watered by Büyük Menderes River. The area is around 470 km², and the population (2010) is 29,854 of wh ...
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Saraçköy
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Sazak
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Semeler
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Semer
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Süleler
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Şahinler
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Tahtalar
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Taşlıca
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Turnalı
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Ugurlu
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Üçbaş
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Üyücek
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Yakakaya
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Yanık
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Yağcıhüseyin
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Yeni Dereneci
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Yeşilköy
(; meaning "Green Village"; prior to 1926, San Stefano or Santo Stefano el, Άγιος Στέφανος, Ágios Stéfanos, tr, Ayastefanos) is an affluent neighbourhood ( tr, mahalle) in the district of Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey, on the M ...
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Yukarıhüyük
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Yukarıkaraören
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Yukarıkese
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Yukarıçanlı
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Yıldırımdemirciler
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Yıldırımhacılar
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Yıldırımyağlıca
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Yıldırımçatak
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Yıldırımören
Notes
References
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External links
District governor's official website
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District municipality's official website
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Districts of Ankara Province
Populated places in Ankara Province
Spa towns in Turkey