Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the second largest city in the country
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How to get there
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. For example, a trip from Istanbul to Ankara by train takes about 5 hours, 35 minutes on the bus - 5 h
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Transport Ankara has a Metro (Ankara Metrosu), consisting of two lines. as well as commuter trains ply Ankara Banliyö Treni . have visiting tourists can be difficult when using buses Ankara, as routes scheme applies only to the Turkish language, stops are not announced or handsfree in buses or on the electronic scoreboard . OK oriented on long trips it is better to use the metro . In the metro stop be announced on the electronic scoreboard . On shorter trips better to use a taxi - it will come faster and cheaper . This trip will cost 2, 2 + 1 lira, 9 lira per kilometer traveled .
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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Ankara's climate
Ankara's mountain climate because of its location at altitude 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.
Cloudy, light rain + 11 ° C in the afternoon + 4 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudy, light rain + 10 ° С in the afternoon + 3 ° С at night ° С water |
Cloudy, light rain + 10 ° С in the afternoon + 3 ° С at night ° С water |
| Forecast of the weather in Ankara for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | ok | no | dec | |
| day | + 1 | + 4 | + 10 | + 15 | + 20 | + 24 | + 27 | + 28 | + 24 | + 18 | + 10 | + 4 |
| at night | - 6 | - 5 | - 1 | + 3 | + 6 | + 9 | + 12 | + 12 | + 8 | + 3 | - 1 | - 3 |
Funerals, excursions and attractions of Ankara
Ankara fortress, laid out by the Galatians on outcrops 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 in the mosque Haji Bayram: Polubov The wooden carved 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.
- See the storks, chosen for nesting the flat top slab of Julian's column, set in honor of the visit in 362 Ankara by 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.
- With a taste to dine or dine at Divan Brasserie restaurant, that at polytechnical m zee - 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, 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 Aeronautic Association (free of charge, among other things).
- To penetrate the details of the life of the first presidium 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 Anitkabir complex, which includes a park, architectural structures and Atatürk's mausoleum with the tomb of "the father of the Turks."
In Ankara there 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. - converted into a Byzantine church
In Ankara there are ruins of bathhouses with characteristic features of the Roman - frigidarium (cold room) , tepidarium (warm room) and caldarium (steam room). 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 classical Ottoman style with four minarets.
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Ankara Museums
The Museum of Ancient Anatolian Civilizations (Hittite Museum), founded in 1921, is housed in a 15th century covered bazaar. 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. The museum was awarded the "European Museum of the Year" in 1997.
The Rahmi Kocha Industrial Museum is dedicated to the history of transport development and contains collections numbering hundreds exhibits - from various miniatures to full-sized 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 lira
Ethnographic museum is represented by a huge collection of Muslim art: Muslim carpets, national clothes, fabrics, folk musical instruments. Here, even the museum 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. to the present day
The Museum of the War of Independence is located in the building where the Turkish Republican Parliament originally 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 airplanes, aircraft products, missiles and many others, including several MiGs that got to Turkey from the other side of the Iron Curtain.
The collection of the open-air museum of steam locomotives traces the history of the development of a locomotive and exhibits produced by the German company lokomotivostroitelnoy "Henschel" North American "Baldwin" Swedish "Nohab" and others.
Science Technology Museum designed to demonstrate the modern technical means, as well as the technological history of Turkey, represented by locomotives, aircraft and other exhibits. Here is a typewriter of Ecevit (Turkish statesman) and many other interesting objects.
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