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'''Ankara''' is the second largest city and capital of [[Turkey]]. The city is located towards the center of the Anatolia Peninsula. The city is on the edge of the Anatolian Plateau, nearly 2,800 feet above sea level.<ref>http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ankara.htm</ref> The city has been major in both ancient times and modern times, presently having a population over 4 million people.<ref>http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/Genel/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D3137EE1F1486EE5030EDA0F7D5833632EE9</ref>
'''Ankara''' is the second largest city and capital of [[Turkey]]. The city is located towards the center of the Anatolia Peninsula. The city is on the edge of the Anatolian Plateau, nearly 2,800 feet above sea level.<ref>http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ankara.htm</ref> The city has been major in both ancient times and modern times, presently having a population over 4 million people.<ref>http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/Genel/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D3137EE1F1486EE5030EDA0F7D5833632EE9</ref>
==History==
Formerly known as Angora, Ankara was called as Ankuwash by the Hittites before 1200 BC, and Ancyra by the Galatians and Romans. In the classical, Hellenistic, and Byzantine periods it was called as Ἄγκυρα Ánkyra. And later in 1930, it was officially renamed as Ankara by Turkish Republic. <ref>http://www.iwasinturkey.com/wiki-guide/Ankara</ref>
==See Also==
==See Also==