Akdoğan
Located in Kızılcahamam İlçesi, Ankara Province Coordinates: 40°23′41″ N 32°40′38″ E
- Population
- 300
- 300
- Elevation
- 1,060 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
About Akdoğan
Akdoğan is a village. Location: Kızılcahamam İlçesi, Ankara Province. Population: 300. Elevation: 1,060 m.
Akdoğan is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kızılcahamam, Ankara Province, Turkey. Its population is 154 (2022). Akdoğan is the Turkish word for gyrfalcon. In the old times, some Turkish Oghuz people came to here and discovered a place to establish their village. At the same time, their white falcon was flying in this place, so they decided to settle there and named it Akdoğan after their bird. The villagers' most important meal tickets are agriculture and animal selling.
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In comparison
- No. 10 of 91 places in Kızılcahamam İlçesi by population
- Nearest larger town: Yukarıkaraören, 5 km SE
- 5 sights and natural places within 10 km Kara Dere, Taşlıca Barajı
Climate of Akdoğan
Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 5° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 25° | 29° | 29° | 25° | 18° | 11° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 52 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 45 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 42 | 76 |
Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Other places to visit in this season: May · June · September · October
Airports nearest to Akdoğan
- Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) Ankara 40 km
- Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport (ONQ) Zonguldak 133 km
- Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 139 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kara Dere River, Ankara Province5 km S
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Taşlıca Barajı Lake, Ankara Province5.2 km E
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Soğuksu Milli Parkı Natural site, Kızılcahamam İlçesi9.2 km NW
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Topuzlu Tepe Mountain, Kızılcahamam İlçesi15 km SE
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Gürpınar Kaptajı Natural site, Ankara Province9.4 km SW
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Mera Çayı River, Ankara Province9 km S
Sources & licences
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