Nallıhan is a municipality and district of Ankara Province , Turkey . Its area is 2,079 km , and its population is 26,553 (2022). It is 157 km from the city of Ankara . Its elevation is 625 m.
5-474: Sarıyar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nallıhan , Ankara Province , Turkey . Its population is 501 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation , it was a town ( belde ). It is situated to the west of Sarıyar Dam reservoir and along the Sakarya River . The distance to Nallıhan is 42 kilometres (26 mi) and to Ankara is 160 kilometres (99 mi). According to mayor's page,
10-637: Is named after a caravanserai on the ancient Silk Road to the Orient next to the river Nallı . There has been a settlement here for thousands of years. Silk farming , a tradition for centuries in Nallıhan, continues still in many homes. Today, the town is known for its silk needlework , and local cuisine including stuffed vine-leaves, pilav , pumpkin dessert, gozleme (flat bread with cheese and potatoes filling), and many other types of more fine pastries such as baklava with locally grown walnut. The countryside
15-574: Is used for growing rice, wheat, barley, grapes, apples, tomatoes, and lavender. Almost everything grows in the fertile soils of Nalliah such as figs, olives, mulberry, pears, apple, persimmons, quince, hazelnut, pecans, squashes, beans, and melons. Visitors can walk through the idyllic Ottoman villages (e.g. Akdere) and have local cuisine in the Ottoman era Caravan Palace. There are 84 neighbourhoods in Nallıhan District: Nallıhan has
20-440: The dam and the tomb of Taptuk Emre, a 13th-century dervish in the nearby village of Emremsultan, tourism also plays some role in the town economy. Nall%C4%B1han Nallıhan is one of many towns that claim to be the burial place of Taptuk Emre , who lived in the 12-13th century, and was the teacher of the folk poet and dervish Yunus Emre . Nallıhan Davutoğlan Bird Paradise attracts local and foreign tourists. Nallıhan
25-425: The name of the town ("yellow cliff") refers to the landscape around Sarıyar. During the dam construction years in 1950s, the population of the town increased because of services to construction. In 1983, Sarıyar was declared a seat of township. Nevertheless the population has dropped since then. At the present the main economic activity is agriculture and the main crops are vegetables and grapes. With picnic areas around
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