Nallıhan is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 2,079 km2,[3] and its population is 26,553 (2022).[1] It is 157 km from the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 625 m.
Nallıhan is one of many towns that claim to be the burial place of Taptuk Emre, who lived in the 12-13th century, and was the teacher of the folk poet and dervish Yunus Emre. Nallıhan Davutoğlan Bird Paradise attracts local and foreign tourists. [4]
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
Silk farming, a tradition for centuries in Nallıhan, continues still in many homes.[5] Today, the town is known for its silk needlework, [5] 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.
Nallıhan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk),[7] with hot, dry summers, and chilly, damp, occasionally snowy winters.[8]
Places of interest
Juliopolis - archaelogical site from the Roman and Byzantine eras.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12]
^ a b"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^Selahattin Sönmez (10 June 2016). "Photographers flock to Nallıhan Bird Paradise". Hurriyet Daily News.
^ a b"Nallıhan'ın ipek oyası". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 11 December 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^"Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
^"Kar Örtülü Gün Sayısı" (PDF). MGM.
^"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Nallıhan". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^"Juliopolis" (in Turkish). Nallıhan Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^"(Turkish) Official website of the district, "Historical heritages"".
^"(Turkish)Official website of the district, "cultural heritages."".
^"Sarıçalı Dağı Milli Park Olarak İlan Edildi" (in Turkish). Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı 9. Bölge Müdürlüğü. 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nallıhan.
Nallıhan website (in Turkish)
District governor's official website (in Turkish)
Governorship of Nallıhan, Turkey. "Geographical information on Nallıhan district of Ankara" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-03-03.
District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
