Ankara Tours
ANKARA
It is the capital of Turkey.
There are different opinions
about the faunders and
foundation date of the city.
Ankara was the administrave
center of the independence
war. The city is full of
historical buildings. Some
of the historical places
that worth visting are:
Augustus temple. Gavur
Temple (beloys to the
Hittite period).
Gordion/Yassihoyuk (bronze
couldrors, pasnted eups,
tombs and written stamps
were found in the excavatory
here) Roman Bath (it was
used as a bath 500 years
ago). Ulus Republic Monument
(built as a present to the
heros of the war of
independence) Etnography
museum, museum, of the
independence War (pictures
and documents about the
independence war are
exhibited), Antkabir
(belongings of Atatrk,
presents give to Atatrk by
foreign ministers and
presidents).
MUSEUM OF ANATOLIAN
CIVILIZATIONS
It is one of the most
important museums of the
worls Mahmutpaa Bedestan
(covered bazaars) and
Kursunlu caravansaray are
restored and transformed to
this museum. Archeologic
remains belonging to
different periods are
collected and exhibited in
this museum. (objects made
of stone and bone, stamps,
statues of goddeses, tools
for agriculture made of bome
etc).
ATA TOWER
This tower is the sybols of
Ankara. It is thought that
this castle was built by the
Hittes or the Phiyapan King
Midas. Later, houses were
built insside to tower and
this place become a word.
THE MAUSOLEUM OF ATATURK
It is place where Ataturk,
founder of the Turkish
Republic is in his externel
sleep. It is visited by
grateful Turks, young and
old every year. They come
here to pay homage to their
modern leader.
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Geographical Position
The surface area of Turkey is divided by the Dardanelles, the sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus. In the west, Turkey has boundaries with Greece (212km) and Bulgaria (269km). In the east and south east, Turkey has boundaries with four countries: The Soviet Union (610km) , Iran (454km), Iraq (331km), and Syria (870km). Geographically, Turkey is a land-bridge between Europe and Asia.
The european section of Turkey is a fertile hilly land. The Asian part of Turkey consist of an inner high plateau (1000m) with mountain ranges along the north and south coasts. The plaeau extends from the west to the Aegean coast, with many river valleys.
The western part is the most fertile section of the country. In eastern Turkey, the northern Pontus Mountains meet with the southern Taurus Mountains and from here the 1800m high Anatolian plateau. From this plateau rise the particularly high Vulkan Mountains over 3000m, while further south is the 5165m high Mount Ararat, the highest mountain in the country.
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