Nallıhan is a municipality and
district
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of
Ankara Province
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History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 2,079 km
2, and its population 26,553 (2022).
It is 157 km from the city of
Ankara
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. Its elevation is 625 m.
Nallıhan is one of many towns that claim to be the burial place of
Taptuk Emre, who lived in the 12-13th century, and was the teacher of the popular folk poet and dervish
Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre (), also known as Derviş Yûnus (Yûnus the Dervish) (1238–1320) (Old Anatolian Turkish: يونس امره), was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture. The UNESCO General Conference unanimously passe ...
. Nallıhan ''Davutoğlan Bird Paradise'' attracts local and foreign tourists.
Name
Nallıhan is named after a
caravanserai
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on the ancient
Silk Road
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to the Orient next to the river ''Nallı''. There has been a settlement here for thousands of years.
Today
Silk farming, a tradition for centuries in Nallıhan, continues in many homes.
Today, the town is known for its
silk needlework,
and local cuisine including stuffed vine-leaves,
pilav, pumpkin dessert, gozleme (flat bread with cheese and potatoes filling), and many other types of more fine pastries such as
baklava
Baklava (, or ; ) is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey. It was one of the most popular sweet pastries of Ottoman cuisine.
There are several theories for the origin of th ...
with locally grown walnut. The countryside is used for growing rice, wheat, barley, grapes, apples, tomatoes, and lavender. Almost everything grows in the fertile soils of Nalliah such as figs, olives, mulberry, pears, apple, persimmons, quince, hazelnut, pecans, squashes, beans, and melons.
Visitors can walk through the idyllic Ottoman villages (e.g. Akdere) and have local cuisine in the Ottoman-era Caravan Palace.
Composition
There are 84
neighbourhoods
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in Nallıhan District:
* 100.Yıl
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Akdere
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Aksu
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Alanköy
* AliaÄŸa
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Aliefe
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AlpaÄŸut
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Arkutça
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Aşağıbağdere
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Aşağıbağlıca
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Aşağıkavacık
* Atatürk
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Atça
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AydoÄŸmuÅŸ
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Belenalan
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Belenören
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Beyalan
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Beycik
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Beydili
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Bozyaka
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Çalıcaalan
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Çamalan
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Çayırhan
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Cendere
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Çiller
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Çive
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Çulhalar
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DaniÅŸment
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DavutoÄŸlan
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Demirköy
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Dereköy
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DoÄŸandere
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Döğmeci
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EÄŸri
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Emremsultan
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Epçeler
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Ericek
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Eymir
* Fatih
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Gökçeöz
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Güzelöz
* Hacıbey
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Hacıhasanlar
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Hıdırlar
*
Ä°slamalan
*
Kabaca
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Kadıköy
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Karacasu
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Karahisar
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Karahisargölcük
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Karahisarkozlu
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Karaköy
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Kavakköy
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Kulu
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Kuruca
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Kuzucular
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Meyildere
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Meyilhacılar
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Nallıdere
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Nallıgölcük
* NasuhpaÅŸa
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NebioÄŸlu
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Ömerşeyhler
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Osmanköy
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Öşürler
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Ozan
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Sarıkaya
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Sarıyar
* Sobran
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SoÄŸukkuyu
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Subaşı
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Tekirler
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Tekke
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Tepe
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Uluhan
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Uluköy
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Uzunöz
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Yakapınar
* Yazı
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Yenice
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YeÅŸilyurt
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Yukarıbağdere
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Yukarıbağlıca
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Yukarıkavacık
Climate
Nallıhan has a
cold semi-arid climate (
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* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
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: ''BSk''), with hot, dry summers, and chilly, damp, occasionally snowy winters.
Places of interest
*
Juliopolis - archaeological site from the
Roman and
Byzantine
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eras.
* Nallıhan Kuş Cenneti - Sarıyar reservoir is teeming with bird-life. It is a natural habitat for several endangered bird species in Turkey.
* Kocahan - Ottoman vizier
Nasuh Pasha stopped by this place in 1599 and made it built. It is in a rectangular shape and has cafes and shops in its 46 rooms.
* Ilıca/Uyuzsuyu waterfall - The waterfall that reside in the road to
Göynük, is the only waterfall within the boundaries of Turkey's capital, Ankara. It got its name "Uyuzsuyu" because there of a belief that its water cures skin diseases.
* The
Mount Sarıçalı National Park () is located next to
Çulhalar village in the northeast and northwest of Nallıhan.
See also
*
Sarıyar Dam
References
External links
Nallıhan websiteDistrict governor's official website
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District municipality's official websiteA local information website
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Populated places in Ankara Province
Districts of Ankara Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey