Altindag

Altındağ is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, part of the city of Ankara. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 407,101 of which 400,023 live in the urban center of Altındağ. The district covers an area of 175 km2 (68 sq mi), and the average elevation is 850 m (2,789 ft).

The ancient Ankara Castle is in Altındağ and there has recently been investment in restoration work. With this architectural heritage, Altındağ is a member of the Norwich-based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions.Altındağ includes parts of the old Ottoman city of Ankara, (which was merely a regional town before Ankara became the capital of the Republic of Turkey in 1923).Altınpark a large park, formerly a golf course, noted for its 10 metre high statue of a loaf of bread at the entrance.