Çamlıdere, Ankara

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Çamlıdere
District
Location of Çamlıdere, Ankara within Turkey.
Çamlıdere
Location of Çamlıdere, Ankara within Turkey.
Coordinates: 40°29′N 32°29′E / 40.483°N 32.483°E / 40.483; 32.483
Country  Turkey
Region Central Anatolia
Province Ankara
Government
  Governor Hüseyin Parlak
  Mayor Hazım Caner Can (AKP)
Area[1]
  District 632.63 km2 (244.26 sq mi)
Elevation 1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
  Urban 2,764
  District 6,739
  District Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 06xxx
Area code(s) 0312
Licence plate 06
Website www.camlidere.gov.tr

Çamlıdere is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 108 km north-west of the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 7297 of which 2994 live in the town of Çamlıdere.[3][4] The district covers an area of 633 km2 (244 sq mi),[5] and the average elevation is 1,175 m (3,855 ft).

Çamlıdere was settled by the Seljuk Turks and there are a number of Seljuk period buildings in the area.

A large number of fossils and petrified forest have been found in the area.

Villages

Çamlıdere today

This is an attractive woodland district with lakes, meadows, a deer park, a scout camp and many other places for camping, walking and picnics. In summertime Çamlıdere is busy with day-trippers from Ankara and there is a growing number of guest-houses for weekenders coming to enjoy the fresh air and open skies. The people in this rural area are typically conservative and religious in outlook.

The summer festival in July features oil-wrestling, music, dance, circumcisions of boys, and pilgrimage to the tomb of Sheikh Ali Semerkandi.

Places of interest

Notes

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05. 
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27. 
  3. "Population of city, towns and villages - 2010". Turkish Statistical Institute. 
  4. GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  5. Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-05-05. 

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Coordinates: 40°29′25″N 32°28′43″E / 40.49028°N 32.47861°E / 40.49028; 32.47861


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