Sincan

Sincan is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a large suburban town 27 km from the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, the population of Sincan is 456,420 The district covers an area of 344 km (133 sq mi), and the average elevation is 855 m (2,805 ft). Sincan has friendly relations with the municipality of Doboj Jug from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sincan stands on a plain surrounded by hills and watered by the Ankara River, a tributary of the Sakarya River. There is some agriculture and light industry in Sincan, but the majority of people commute to Ankara by rail. The symbol of the municipality is the tulip. The central square is called Lale Meydanı (Turkish for "tulip square"), and...