Güdül

Güdül

Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
timezone= EET
utc_offset=+2


map_caption =Location of PAGENAME within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Güdül



image_caption = A natural scene from Güdül
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
map c
Turkey
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Ankara
population_total = 20938
population_urban = 5806
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 49.97
area_total_km2 = 419
latd = 40
latm = 13
latNS = N
longd = 32
longm = 15
longEW = E
elevation_m = 720
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 06xxx
area_code = 0312
blank_info = 06
blank_name=Licence plate
leader_title = Governor
leader_name = Ekrem Canalp
website = [http://www.gudul.gov.tr/ www.gudul.gov.tr]

Güdül is a quiet rural town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 90 km north-west of the city of Ankara, off the motorway to Istanbul. The district covers an area of 419 km², and the average elevation is 720 m. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 20,938 of which 5,806 live in the town of Güdül with the majority in the surrounding countryside.cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-03-26|author=Turkish Statistical Institute|format=XLS|language=Turkish] [cite web|url=http://www.xist.org/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-03-26|author=GeoHive|language=English]

Güdül is a mountainous district with a dry climate featuring cold winters (down to -20 °C), hot summers (up to 35 °C) and a little rain in spring and autumn. There is some agriculture and the crops include hot peppers and chick peas, which are dried and sold as leblebi.

History

Research shows occupation since prehistoric times, and caves along the river Kirmir contain stone workings apparently by the Hittites (2000 BC). Later the area was occupied by Phrygians, Ancient Romans and Byzantines (one of the caves has a carved cross from the early spread of Christianity under Roman rule).

In 1071, the Byzantine armies were defeated by the Turks at the battle of Malazgirt and soon afterwards all of central Anatolia came under Turkish control. Güdül was occupied by Seljuk Turks including the lord of Ankara, Şehabüldevle Güdül Bey.

Places of interest

* The lake and forest near the village of Sorgun, north of Güdül.
* The caves in the valley of the Kirmir.

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Notes

References

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External links

* [http://www.gudul.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] tr icon


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