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Fun fact 1 about Ankara

Ankara from bus station
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The name Ankara has varied over the ages, being known as Ánkyra in Greek, Ancyra in Latin, and Angora in many European languages after its annexation by the Seljuk Turks.

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Ankara

Turkey

Country
Turkey
Population
5.8M
Coordinates
39.93, 32.86
49th most populous city in the world

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residents in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after Istanbul.

From the “Etymology” section

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Photo: Boubacar Amadou Cisse · CC BY-SA 4.0