Ankara, Turkey

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Ankara

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Ankara is Turkey's capital, a government and business city on the Anatolian plateau rather than a tourist magnet. Anitkabir, the hilltop mausoleum of Ataturk, and the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in the old citadel are its main draws for visitors passing through.

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Ankara is Turkey's capital, a government and business city on the Anatolian plateau rather than a tourist magnet. Anitkabir, the hilltop mausoleum of Ataturk, and the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in the old citadel are its main draws for visitors passing through.

Country: TurkeyPopulation: 5.663.000Time zone: UTC+3

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Ankara is Turkey's capital, a government and business city on the Anatolian plateau rather than a tourist magnet. Anitkabir, the hilltop mausoleum of Ataturk, and the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in the old citadel are its main draws for visitors passing through.

Ideal fürGovernment and business travel; a stop to see Anitkabir and Anatolian archaeology; onward travel by rail to other Anatolian cities

Beste ZeitApril-June and September-October, since the plateau climate is cold in winter and hot and dry in summer

FortbewegungMetro and Ankaray light rail cover the main districts; Esenboga Airport connects to domestic and some international routes; high-speed rail links to Istanbul and Konya

Wo übernachtenKizilay for a central base near transit and restaurants; Ulus near the old citadel for the museum and Ankara Castle

Eher nicht, wennYou want a coastal or classically touristic Turkish city break

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