Mamak, Ankara
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Mamak is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
, part of the city of Ankara
. According to 2010 census, population of Mamak is 549,585 The district covers an area of 478 km² (185 sq mi), and the average elevation is 899 m (2,949 ft).
Public buildings include; the military prison, the subject of legend, poem and song; the military electronic surveillance centre; and Ankara's largest rubbish dump.
Ankara Province
Ankara Province in central Turkey is the location of the country's capital, the city of Ankara.Ankara also gave its name to the Ottoman Empire's Ankara Province which covered a larger area than the current province.- Geography :...
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, part of the city of Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
. According to 2010 census, population of Mamak is 549,585 The district covers an area of 478 km² (185 sq mi), and the average elevation is 899 m (2,949 ft).
Public buildings include; the military prison, the subject of legend, poem and song; the military electronic surveillance centre; and Ankara's largest rubbish dump.
Prominent neighbourhoods
- Akdere
- Hüseyin Gazi - a hilly area, a popular spot for caving and rock-climbing
- Saimekadın
- Keçikıran
- Tepecik
- Tuzluçayır