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Çubuk
District
Location of Çubuk, Ankara within Turkey.
Location of Çubuk, Ankara within Turkey.
Country Turkey
RegionCentral Anatolia
ProvinceAnkara
Government
 • GovernorCemal Şahin
 • MayorLokman Özden (AKP)
Area
 • District1,361.60 km2 (525.72 sq mi)
Elevation
1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population
 • Urban
Template:Turkey district populations
 • District
Template:Turkey district populations
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
06xxx
Area code0312
Licence plate06
Websitewww.cubuk.gov.tr

Çubuk is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, outside the city of Ankara. Çubuk is the flat plain 38 km north of the city where Ankara airport is located. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 81,747 of which 76,716 live in the town of Çubuk.[2] [3] The district covers an area of 1,362 km2 (526 sq mi),[4] and the average elevation is 1,100 m (3,609 ft).

History

There has long been a Turkish presence in this area. The area was settled by Seljuk Turks in the 14th century and in 1402 the Battle of Ankara was fought here between the Ottoman Empire and Timur.

Today the district is farmland irrigated from the Çubuk reservoir and famous for its pickled cucumbers and its cherries. Cubuk is a sister city of Sabinov, Slovakia..

Villages

4

Places of interest

  • Karagöl rocks, picnic area

Notes

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ Statistical Institute
  3. ^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  4. ^ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-04-23.

References

40°14′19″N 33°01′59″E / 40.23861°N 33.03306°E / 40.23861; 33.03306