Etimesgut
Etimesgut | |
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Area | 273 km2 (105 sq mi) |
Elevation | 843 m (2,766 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 614,891 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 06790 |
Area code | 0312 |
Website | www |
Etimesgut, formerly Ahimesut, is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 273 km2,[3] and its population is 614,891 (2022).[1] It mainly consists of large public housing projects, 25 km (16 mi) from Ankara city centre. Its elevation is 843 m (2,766 ft).[4]
History
Archaeological research shows habitation since 2000 BC, including a
Etimesgut began as a housing project of 50 homes ordered by Atatürk in 1924 to accommodate
Present
The area has only the most basic shops and amenities. Almost all of the housing in Etimesgut is apartment buildings except for the Güzelkent project. As building land in the city of Ankara is now impossible to find, areas like this on the fringes of the city, where building land is cheap, are growing faster and faster.
Public buildings include the sugar factory, the Turkish aviation authority headquarters at Etimesgut Airport and a military training camp.
As for places to shop, Etimesgut has a myriad of shopping malls, with one of the latest of them constructed being also one of the biggest and most popular: Metromall AVM.[5] The building is made up of 5 floors, 2 of them being basement floors, and the second basement being a closed car park.[6] The construction of the shopping mall started in 2014 in Eryaman, Etimesgut, and it finished construction officially in 2017.[7] Both the design and the construction of the building was done by "MSA Mimarlık", an architecture company based in Ankara.[8] Today, the shopping mall is one of the most popular shopping malls in Etimesgut, and increased the property value and overall popularity of Eryaman since its construction.
The local football team
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2007 | 289,601 | — |
2012 | 425,947 | +8.02% |
2017 | 566,500 | +5.87% |
2022 | 614,891 | +1.65% |
Source: TÜIK (2007-2022)[1] |
Planned security campus
The construction of a new building in Etimesgut is underway, to serve as the joint new headquarters of the Turkish
Composition
There are 38
- 30 Ağustos
- Ahi Mesut
- Alsancak
- Altay
- Aşağıyurtçu
- Atakent
- Atayurt
- Ayyıldız
- Bağlıca
- Bahçekapı
- Balıkuyumcu
- Devlet
- Elvan
- Erler
- Eryaman
- Etiler
- Fatih Sultan
- Fevziye
- Göksu
- Güzelkent
- İstasyon
- Kazım Karabekir
- Oğuzlar
- Orhun
- Piyade
- Şehit Osman Avcı
- Şehitali
- Şeker
- Şeyh Şamil
- Süvari
- Topçu
- Tunahan
- Turkuaz
- Yapracık
- Yavuz Selim
- Yeni Bağlıca
- Yeşilova
- Yukarıyurtçu
Former broadcasting site
At Etimesgut, there was a longwave broadcasting station with two masts each 256 metres tall, which worked on 198 kHz. The station, whose masts stood at 39°56′24.07″N 32°40′3.2″E / 39.9400194°N 32.667556°E and at 39°56′14.33″N 32°40′3.03″E / 39.9373139°N 32.6675083°E was built in 1938 and shut-down in 2004 and was afterwards demolished.
Places of interest
Image gallery
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Güzelkent houses
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A house in Güzelkent
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Villas in Güzelkent
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Güzelkent Towers
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Eryaman housing project
References
- ^ a b c "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 27 June 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.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Etimesgut, Turkey". Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Metromall Alışveriş Merkezi". metromallavm.com/tr. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Metromall AVM fllor plan". metromallavm.com/tr. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Metromall AVM". www.arkiv.com.tr. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "msamimarlik". www.msamimarlik.com.tr/. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- Haberturk(in Turkish). Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "'Turkish Pentagon' to be formed in capital Ankara: Report". Hürriyet Daily News. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links
- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
- Governorship of Etimesgut, Turkey. "Brief history and geography of Etimesgut" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-03-15.
- Kenthaber.com. "General information on Etimesgut" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.