Ankara

the Capital of Turkey is had at altitude 850  m above sea level on the brink of wood Anatolijsky plateau. Its population compounds nearby 3,2  million persons.

Ankara - very ancient city. Probablly, the strong hold ministered the retreat in times hettov. Once the city was the centre of the Roman province Galatia and was called Ankira. To a definitive gain osmanli Turks it passed that to byzantians, to Arabs, crusaders, seldzhukam or to Mongols. After a gain osmanli Turks in 1414 Ankara remained an insignificant country town while in 1893 the Anatolijsky railway builted by Germans who have bound a city with Istanbul was not discovered.

In emancipating struggle a Turk here, at a plume, the new National meeting of Turkey sat. With republic intoning in 1923 the provincial small town numbering all 25 thousand of inhabitants, became capital of the new state.

the Most interesting installation of Ankara - the Museum anatolijskih civilisations. This remarkable museum is placed in a covered market of XV century and stores rich meeting of finds, mainly hettskogo the season. In an ethnographic museum it is possible to familiarise with an exposure of carpets, national suits, textile items, faience and musical instruments.

From architectural monuments the citadel, mosque Hadzhi-bajram (XV century) and the well-known Roman baths are most interesting. The attention the majestic structure erected in quarter Maltepe immutably draws. It is Ataturk's mausoleum. It stores a sarcophagus of the founder of state Mustafy Kemalja. Each hour here descends changing of the guard.

To services of visitors in Ankara - about 14 large hotels of the different class-room, and also cosy motorists' camp Susuzkej Mokami in 20  km from a city.