- Çamlıdere, Ankara
Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Central Anatolia
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 = Ankara
timezone= EET
utc_offset=+2
map_caption =Location of Çamlıdere, Ankara within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Çamlıdere
image_caption =
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
map cTurkey
population_total = 15339
population_urban = 6303
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 24.23
area_total_km2 = 633
latd = 40
latm = 29
latNS = N
longd = 32
longm = 29
longEW = E
elevation_m = 1175
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 06xxx
area_code = 0312
blank_info = 06
blank_name=Licence plate
leader_title =Governor
leader_name = Hüseyin Parlak
leader_title1 =Mayor
leader_name1 = Hazım Caner Can
website = [http://www.camlidere.gov.tr/ www.camlidere.gov.tr]Çamlıdere is a town and district of
Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region ofTurkey , 108 km north-west of the city ofAnkara . According to 2000 census, population of the district is 15,339 of which 6,303 live in the town of Çamlıdere.cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-03-28|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=2008-03-28|author=GeoHive|language=English] The district covers an area of convert|633|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on, [cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ytr.html|title=Statistical information on districts of Turkey|accessdate=2008-05-05|author=Statoids|language=English] and the average elevation is convert|1175|m|ft|0|abbr=on.Çamlıdere was settled by the
Seljuk Turks and there are a number of Seljuk period buildings in the area.A large number of fossils and petrified forest have been found in the area.
Çamlıdere today
This is an attractive woodland district with lakes, meadows, a deer park, a scout camp and many other places for camping, walking and picnics. In summertime Çamlıdere is busy with day-trippers from Ankara and there is a growing number of guest-houses for weekenders coming to enjoy the fresh air and open skies. The people in this rural area are typically conservative and religious in outlook.
The summer festival in July features
oil-wrestling , music, dance, circumcisions of boys, and pilgrimage to the tomb of SheikhAli Semerkandi .Places of interest
* The country house of former president
İsmet İnönü .Notes
References
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*External links
* [http://www.camlidere.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] tr icon
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