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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
Location of Nallıhan within Turkey.
Nallıhan
Coordinates: 40°11′01″N 31°21′02″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Ankara
Government
• Mayor	Ahmet Adnan Okur (MHP)
• Governor	Ömer Toraman
Area [1]
• District	1,972.51 km2 (761.59 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Urban	12,125
• District	30,299
• District density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	06920
Area code	0312
Licence plate	06
Website	www.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

Towns

• Çayırhan
• Sarıyar

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

• Sarıyar Dam

Notes

References

• Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Nallıhan, Turkey". Retrieved 2008-03-26.
• Governorship of Nallıhan, Turkey. "Geographical information on Nallıhan district of Ankara" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

External links

• Nallıhan website (in Turkish)
• District governor's official website (in Turkish)
• District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
• A local information website (in Turkish)

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