Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the second largest city in the country.
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How to get to
Ankara International Airport is located 28 km north-east of the city. The center can be reached by buses of frequent companies HAVAŞ, AŞTİ, and also by city bus No. 442.
Ankara can be reached by bus or train from many Turkish cities. Buses in Turkey are considered a faster means of transportation compared to trains. So, a trip from Istanbul to Ankara by train takes about 5 hours 35 minutes, by bus - 5 hours.
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Transport
In Ankara there is an underground (Ankara Metrosu), consisting of two lines, as well as suburban trains Ankara Banliyö Treni .Visiting tourists can have difficulties with using Ankara buses, as the route schemes are distributed only in Turkish, bus stops are not announced either by hands-free communication or on the electronic display board .Well oriented to long trips it is better to use the Metro .In the metro, stops are announced via a speakerphone and on an electronic display board .For short trips it is better to use taxi services - it will come out faster and cheaper .Such a trip will cost 2, 2 lira + 1, 9 lira for every kilometer traveled .The
It should also be borne in mind that during peak hours, especially on Mondays and Fridays, there may be a lot of people in the metro and buses. The ticket for the metro and the bus is single and is a magnetic card valid for several trips. Tickets can not be bought on buses, this should be done in advance at a kiosk or at metro stations. The cost of a ticket for one trip is 1, 65 lira, for two trips - 3, 3 lira, etc.
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Climate of Ankara
The climate of Ankara is mountainous because of its location at an altitude of 938 meters above sea level. The average temperature of the hottest month of the year - July - is about 20 degrees, the coldest month is January - about 3 degrees below zero.
Partly cloudy, light rain +11 ° С in the afternoon +4 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +10 ° С in the afternoon +3 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +10 ° С in the afternoon +3 ° C at night ° С water |
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| янв | Feb | mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug A | seine | Oct | ноя | Dec | |
| afternoon | +1 | +4 | +10 | +15 | +20 | +24 | +27 | +28 | +24 | +18 | +10 | +4 |
| night | -6 | -5 | -1 | +3 | +6 | +9 | +12 | +12 | +8 | +3 | -1 | -3 |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Ankara
The fortress of Ankara, laid by galata on the outcrops of lava, and completed by the Romans, was restored and supplemented with Seljuks. Inside the fortress, which is considered the oldest part of Ankara, there are many fine examples of traditional Turkish architecture, many of which have been restored and received a second life as restaurants.
- Make sure that Ankara is quite capable of competing with Istanbul for the title of the cultural capital of Turkey - the exposition of some local museums is simply unique.
- Look at the Haji Bayram mosque: admire the carved wooden interior, preserved from the Seljuk era, and the mausoleum from the southeast side - the best of the mausoleums of the 15th century in the whole city.
- To see the storks, who chose the flat upper plate of the column of Julian, chosen for nesting, established in honor of the visit to Ankara in 362 of this Roman emperor.
- Climb the hill on which the Ankara fortress towers - the symbol of the capital, and enjoy the view of the city opening from the Shark Kulesi and Akkale towers.
- Taste or dine in the restaurant Divan Brasserie, which is at the Polytechnic Museum - Chengelhane.
- To listen to the detailed story of the guide in the Museum of Anatolian civilizations - an independent examination of the exposition will not be so cognitive.
- In good weather, rent a catamaran or a boat and ride along the reservoir in Genclik Park - the oldest park in Ankara, with a lot of entertainment in the territory: restaurants, cafes, theaters in the open air.
- Jump with a parachute from the tower on the territory of the Museum of the Turkish Aeronautical Association (free of charge, by the way).
- To penetrate the details of the life of the first president of Turkey in the museum-mansion, in which Atatürk lived from 1921 to 1932. At the entrance you will need to show your passport.
- Walk through the territory of the complex Anitkabir, which includes a park, architectural structures and the mausoleum of Ataturk with the tomb of "the father of the Turks."
In Ankara is the mausoleum of the founder of the Turkish state - Ataturk. Every hour an exciting guard of honor takes place here. The Aladdin Mosque is one of the oldest Muslim buildings in the city. Not far from the ancient walls surrounding the old city are the ruins of the Temple of Augustus and Rome, built in the 25-20's. BC. e. After the conquest of the Roman Empire of Central Anatolia and the formation of the Roman province of Galatia. In the 2nd century. The temple was expanded by the Romans, in the 5th century. - transformed into a Byzantine church.
In Ankara, ruins of bathhouses with characteristic features of the Roman - frigidarium (cold room), tepidarium (warm room) and caldarium (steam room) were preserved. Baths were built during the reign of Emperor Caracalla in the 3rd century. n. e. in honor of Asclepius, the god of medicine. At present only the basement and the first floors are preserved.
One of the main attractions of Ankara is the Atakule observation tower 125 meters high. On clear days, the tower, built in 1987-1989, is visible from almost anywhere in the city. In the upper part of the tower there is an outdoor terrace and the revolving restaurant Sevilla. Under the terrace there is a café "UFO", and the floors below are shops of the shopping center and several more open restaurants.
Ankara is a city of mosques. The Aladin Mosque is one of the oldest Muslim buildings in the city, built by the Seljuks in the 12th century, the Akhi Alvan Mosque of the 14th and 15th centuries, the Haji Bayran mosque began in the 15th century, and the largest mosque in the city, Kocatepe, built in 1967, 1987 gg. in the classic Ottoman style with four minarets.
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Museums of Ankara
The Museum of Ancient Anatolian Civilizations (Hittite Museum), founded in 1921, is housed in a 15th century covered market. It collects the antiquities of the Hittite, Phrygian, Urartian, Assyrian civilizations found during excavations in Turkey, as well as the collections of the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. In the museum, recognized as the main historical museum of Turkey, one of the richest collections of the world is kept. In 1997 the museum was awarded the "European Museum of the Year" award.
The Rahmi Kocha Industrial Museum is dedicated to the history of transport development and contains collections that number hundreds of exhibits - from various miniatures to full-size objects - boats and other vehicles. In the museum there is a section dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - the founder of modern Turkey, and Vehbi Kochu - the father of Rahmi Koch and one of the first industrialists of Turkey and Ankara in particular. The museum is open to visitors daily except Monday from 10:00 to 17:00, on weekends until 18:00. The ticket costs 6 lire.
Ethnographic museum is represented by a huge collection of Muslim art: Muslim carpets, national clothes, fabrics, folk musical instruments. Here, even the building itself is considered a separate exhibit.
The Museum of Fine Arts and Sculpture, located near the Ethnographic Museum, is represented by temporary exhibitions and a permanent exposition devoted to Turkish art, since the late 1800s. and to this day.
The War of Independence Museum is located in the building where the Turkish Republican Parliament initially sat and is represented by photos and other documents dedicated to the war and displayed on the museum displays. The exposition of the aviation museum is represented by various aircraft, aviation products, missiles and many others, including several MiGs that got to Turkey on the other side of the Iron Curtain.
The collection of the open-air locomotive museum traces the history of the development of locomotives and is represented by exhibits produced by the German locomotive company Henschel, the North American "Baldwin", the Swedish "NOHAB" and others.
The Museum of Science of Technology called to demonstrate modern technical means, as well as the technological past of Turkey, is represented by locomotives, aircraft and other exhibits. Here is a typewriter of Ecevit (Turkish statesman) and many other interesting objects.
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