Places to visit in Ankara, Türkiye
5 places to visit in Ankara, Türkiye, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Gordion, Anıtkabir, Ankara Castle and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Ankara volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 1 Famous place to visit · 3 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Ankara (1)
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Gordion
The capital of ancient Phrygia, about 70 to 80 km south-west of Ankara where the Sakarya and Porsuk rivers meet. It is the city of the Gordian Knot and of King Midas, and a huge burial mound rises beside the citadel.
Famous places to visit in Ankara (1)
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Anıtkabir
The mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on a hill in Ankara, designed by Emin Onat and Orhan Arda and built between 1944 and 1953. A long avenue lined with stone lions leads to the tomb, and wooded Peace Park surrounds the complex.
Hidden gems in Ankara (3)
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Ankara Castle
A hilltop fortress over old Ankara, first fortified by the Phrygians in the 8th century BC and rebuilt by the Galatians. Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans all repaired its walls, and old houses still cluster inside them.
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Kocatepe Mosque
The largest mosque in Ankara, built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter of Kızılay. Its great dome and four minarets, in the classical Ottoman style, can be seen from almost anywhere in the centre of the city.
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Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
An archaeology museum below Ankara Castle, set in an old Ottoman bazaar storehouse and the Kurşunlu Han. It began as a Hittite museum and traces Anatolia from the Stone Age through the Hittites, Phrygians and Urartians.
Collecting in Ankara
What are the best places to visit in Ankara?
LOQAH lists 5 places in Ankara. The best known include Gordion, Anıtkabir, Ankara Castle, Kocatepe Mosque and Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Ankara?
5, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Ankara?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Ankara before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Ankara and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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