Ankara
Capital of Türkiye: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Ankara (16290014657): Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Ankara is the capital of Türkiye. About 3.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Türkiye in our atlas.
It lies at 39.92° N, 32.85° E, about 850 m (2,789 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Istanbul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ankara. Green dots: other major cities of Türkiye. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ankara has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (21°F). Around 419 mm (16 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in TürkiyeNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Çankaya · 1 km
- Eskişehir · 199 km
- Konya · 230 km
- Kayseri · 260 km
- Bursa · 324 km
- Istanbul · 354 km
- Küçükçekmece · 367 km
- Esenyurt · 376 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 323786 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3640 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Ankara (16290014657): Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ankara Castle: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gençlerbirliği 2-1 Karabükspor: Sabri76, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Baños romanos, Ankara, Turquía, 2024-10-03, DD 40-44 PAN: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Turkey. Ankara. Palace of Attaturk (i.e., Ataturk) LOC matpc.16728 (Colourised): Gargarapalvin, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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