Altındağ

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 km (68 sq mi), and the average elevation is 850 m (2,789 ft). Located just outside the city centre, (beyond the district of Ulus as far as the large Altınpark), this hillside has long been home to the workers in the city of Ankara but Altındağ remains one of the poorer quarters of the capital, with a high rate of illiteracy. The hillside is covered with illegally-built gecekondu housing, home to low-income families. Among the housing there are some municipal...