Çankaya
City in Türkiye: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Çankaya is a city in Türkiye, in Ankara. About 792,189 people live in the city proper, making it the 13th largest city of Türkiye in our atlas.
It lies at 39.92° N, 32.86° E, about 850 m (2,789 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Istanbul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Çankaya. Green dots: other major cities of Türkiye. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Çankaya 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
- Ankara · 1 km
- Eskişehir · 200 km
- Konya · 229 km
- Kayseri · 259 km
- Bursa · 325 km
- Istanbul · 355 km
- Küçükçekmece · 368 km
- Esenyurt · 377 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 6955677 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1020646 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 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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