Çankırı
Sign in to saveÇankırı is a city in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level. It is the seat of Çankırı Province and of Çankırı District. Its population is 90,564 (2021).
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Çankırı is a city in central Turkey located about 800 meters above sea level, roughly northeast of Ankara, and serves as the administrative center for both Çankırı Province and Çankırı District. With a population of 90,564 as of 2021, it functions as a regional hub in Turkey's interior.
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Place details
- Locality
- Çankırı Merkez
- Region
- Çankırı
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 90,564
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- Mayors Of Çankırı Province
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Çankırı is a city in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level. It is the seat of Çankırı Province and of Çankırı District. Its population is 90,564 (2021).
== History == thumb|Çankırı Museum building Çankırı was known in antiquity as Gangra (), and later Germanicopolis (). The city has also been known as Changra, Kandari, Kanghari, or Kangri. Α town of Paphlagonia that appears to have been once the capital of Paphlagonia and a princely residence, for it is known from Strabo that Deiotarus Philadelphus (before 31 BC–5/6 AD), the last king of Paphlagonia, resided there. Notwithstanding this, Strabo describes it as only "a small town and a garrison".