Map of Ankara, Turkey

Ankara is the capital of Turkey, with a population of about 3,517,182. It lies at 39.9199°N, 32.8543°E, about 850 m above sea level. The nearest city on our map is Çankaya, 1 km to the east.

Ankara at a glance

Where is Ankara?

• The 2nd largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 20 min on the shortest day to 15 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ankara

• Çankaya — 1 km east
• Gölbaşı — 15 km south
• Çubuk — 39 km northeast
• Kırıkkale — 56 km east
• Keskin — 70 km southeast
• Polatlı — 72 km southwest
• Beypazarı — 84 km west
• Kulu — 94 km south
• Çankırı — 99 km northeast
• Şereflikoçhisar — 124 km southeast

Largest cities in Ankara

• Çankaya — 792,189
• Gölbaşı — 165,201
• Polatlı — 93,262
• Çubuk — 62,602
• Şereflikoçhisar — 44,101
• Beypazarı — 38,769

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002
• Esenyurt — 983,571

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.