Nallıhan

Nallıhan is a rural town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 157km from the city of Ankara. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 30,571 of which 12,457 live in the town of Nallıhan.[3][4] The district covers an area of 1,978km², and the average elevation is 625 m.

Nallıhan
District
Nallıhan Bird Paradise Sanctuary
Nallıhan Bird Paradise Sanctuary
Location of Nallıhan within Turkey.
Location of Nallıhan within Turkey.
Nallıhan is located in Turkey
Nallıhan
Nallıhan
Coordinates: 40°11′01″N 31°21′02″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceAnkara
Government
 • MayorAhmet Adnan Okur (MHP)
 • GovernorÖmer Toraman
Area
[1]
 • District1,972.51 km2 (761.59 sq mi)
Elevation
625 m (2,051 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
12,125
 • District
30,299
 • District density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
06920
Area code0312
Licence plate06
Websitewww.nallihan.gov.tr

Nallıhan is one of many towns that claim to be the burial place of Taptuk Emre, who lived in the 12-13 century, and was the teacher of the folk poet and dervish Yunus Emre. Nallıhan Davutoğlan Bird Paradise attracts local and foreign tourists. [5]

Name

Nallıhan is named after a caravanserai on the ancient Silk Road to the Orient next to the river Nallı. There has been a settlement here for thousands of years.

Today

Today the town is known for its needlework and local cuisine including stuffed vine-leaves, pilav, pumpkin dessert, gozleme (flat bread with cheese and potatoes filling), and many other types of more fine pastries such as baklava with locally grown walnut. The countryside is used for growing rice, wheat, barley, grapes, apples, tomatoes, and lavender. Almost everything grows in the fertile soils of Nalliah such as figs, olives, mulberry, pears, apple, persimmons, quince, hazelnut, pecans, squashes, beans, and melons.

Visitors can walk through the idyllic Ottoman villages (e.g., Akdere) and have local cuisine in the ottoman era Caravan Palace.

Administrative structure
Nallıhan district center
Çayırhan Lake in Nallıhan
Nallıhan Bird Paradise

Towns

Villages

Places of interest
  • Nallıhan Kuş Cenneti - Sarıyar reservoir is teeming with bird-life. It is a natural habitat for several endangered bird species in Turkey.
  • Kocahan - Ottoman vizier Nasuh Pasha stopped by this place in 1599 and made it built. It is in a rectangular shape and has cafes and shops in its 46 rooms.[6]
  • Ilıca/Uyuzsuyu waterfall - The waterfall that reside in the road to Göynük, is the only waterfall in the borders of Turkey's capital, Ankara. It got its name "Uyuzsuyu" because there is a belief that its water cures skin diseases.[7]

See also

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". Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  5. Selahattin Sönmez (10 June 2016). "Photographers flock to Nallıhan Bird Paradise". Hurriyet Daily News.
  6. "(Turkish) Official website of the district, "Historical heritages"".
  7. "(Turkish)Official website of the district, "cultural heritages."".

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