Balıkhisar is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of
Akyurt
Akyurt, formerly Ravlı, is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 369 km2, and its population is 40,625 (2022). Its elevation is .
Composition
There are 26 mahalle, neighbourhoods in Akyurt ...
,
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
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its population is 964 (2022).
In the 20th century, Balıkhisar was a
fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propaga ...
producing region, described by the
British
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* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
* British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
in 1920 as having the "finest fruit in Turkey."
References
Neighbourhoods in Akyurt District
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