Haymana

Haymana is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 72 km south of the capital, Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 33,886 of which 9,091 live in the town of Haymana. The district covers an area of 2,976 km², and the average elevation is 1259 m. Haymana is named after Hayme Ana the mother of the father of Osman I the founder of the Ottoman Empire. Archaeological excavations were launched in Gavur Kalesi, a castle situated in the village of Dereköy, in the years 1930 and 1998. The results showed that it was an important Phrygian settlement. Besides, the tumuli located in Türkhöyük and Oyaca villages prove that the area was also inhabited during the Hittite period. After...