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Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. The city has a population (as of 2005) of 4,319,167 (Province 5,153,000), and a mean elevation of 850 m (2800 ft). It was formerly known as Angora. The Hittites gave it the name Ankuwash(Citation Needed), the Galatians and Romans called it Ancyra, and in the... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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