Keçiören

Keçiören
District

A view of FTZ Shopping Mall in Keçiören

Location of Keçiören within Turkey.
Keçiören

Location of Keçiören within Turkey.

Coordinates: 40°00′N 32°52′E / 40.000°N 32.867°E / 40.000; 32.867Coordinates: 40°00′N 32°52′E / 40.000°N 32.867°E / 40.000; 32.867
Country  Turkey
Region Central Anatolia
Province Ankara Province
Government
 • Governor Mustafa Güler
 • Mayor Mustafa Ak (AKP)
Area[1]
 • District 189.88 km2 (73.31 sq mi)
Elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 840,809
 • District 840,809
 • District density 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 06xxx
Area code(s) 0312
Licence plate 06
Website www.kecioren.bel.tr
A view of the Gökçek Park

Keçiören is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a crowded district in the northern part of the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the district center is 817,262[3][4] The district covers an area of 190 km2 (73 sq mi),[5] and the average elevation is 850 m (2,789 ft). The Çubuk River runs through the middle of the district.

Etymology

The name Keçiören comes from "keçi" (goat) and "ören" (ruins). Ankara is famous for its goat (Ankara Keçisi), which is used as a source of Angora clothings such as Angora sweatshirts. The area was used for stock breeding long before it became a suburban area.

Politics

Until the 1950s this was a green and pleasant area outside the city, but in recent years has become a large district of housing for Ankara's working class. The Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan has his Ankara residence within the district. The area is also a well known location for far right nationalists.

Sports

The sports club Keçiörengücü is based in Keçiören.

Prominent neighbourhoods

Places of interest

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence, today used by the department of meteorology

The current administration has made efforts to decorate the mass of dull concrete that the area mainly consists of. The new buildings include a huge artificial waterfall and many other pools and fountains, and a concrete replica of the Hungarian Esztergom Castle.

Gondola lift

Keçiören has a two-station aerial lift, the Keçiören Gondola, which connects the neighborhoods Tepebaşı (Cumhuriyet station) and Kavacık Subayevleri (Atatürk station). As of November 2013, it is the only in Ankara and Turkey's longest urban gondola lift line with its length of 1,653 m (5,423 ft).[6][7]

Famous locals

Keçiören children's games

To many Turkish people the name Keçiören evokes a popular children's TV outdoor game show (similar to the British It's a Knockout) of the 1980s, which was recorded in the district.

Twin towns – Sister cities

The following places are sister cities to Keçiören:

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. ↑ Statistical Institute
  4. ↑ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  5. ↑ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Teleferik Hakkında" (in Turkish). Keçiören Belediyesi Teleferik Tesisleri. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  7. ↑ "Şirket Profili" (in Turkish). Keçiören Belediyesi Teleferik Tesisleri. Retrieved 2013-11-12.

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