Kahramankazan

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = metro district

| name = Kahramankazan

| image_skyline = Kazan (4).jpg

| image_caption =

| image_map = Ankara location Kazan.svg

| map_caption = Map showing Kahramankazan District in Ankara Province

| coordinates = {{coord|40|12|23|N|32|40|54|E|region:TR|display=it}}

| province = Ankara

| leader_party = CHP

| leader_name = Selim Çırpanoğlu

| leader_name1 =

| area_total_km2 = 547

| elevation_m = 892

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 59123

| population_as_of = 2022

| postal_code = 06980

| area_code = 0312

| website = {{url|http://www.kahramankazan.bel.tr/}}

| image_logo = Kahramankazan Belediyesi logo.svg

}}

Kahramankazan (before 2016: Kazan) is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706215822/https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx |date=2015-07-06 }}, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023. Its area is 547 km²,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=22 May 2023}} and its population is 59,123 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=22 May 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} It lies in the plain of Akıncı to the north west of the city of Ankara. Its elevation is {{convert|892|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TU/68/Kazan.html|title=Geographical information on Kazan, Turkey|access-date=21 June 2023|author=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc}}

History

Archaeological research reveals the plain has a long past, going back to prehistoric times, and findings during the excavation of the Bitik Höyük mound date back to the copper age.{{cite web |url=http://www.envanter.gov.tr/anit/index/detay/35273 |title=Bitik Höyük |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081837/http://www.envanter.gov.tr/anit/index/detay/35273 |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}

Kahramankazan today

Today the area is a popular weekend retreat for the people of Ankara. Kahramankazan is a busy small town. Industry in the city includes a brewery and a cement factory.

Opened in November 2011, the Turkish Satellite Assembly, Integration and Test Center (UMET), is situated in the Fethiye neighborhood of the city.

A large trona ore deposit, which lays {{cvt|600|m}} underground, is mined and processed by Kazan Soda Elektrik of Ciner Holding in the city.{{cite web |url=http://www.cinergroup.com.tr/cam-ve-kimyasallar/kazan-soda-elektrik |publisher=Ciner Grup |title=Kazan Soda Elektrik |language=tr |access-date=2018-01-17 }}

The town was renamed Kahramankazan (Hero Kazan) in 2016 due to the role of local residents in opposing the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.{{Cite web |title=Kazan ilçesinin adı 'Kahramankazan' oldu |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gunun-basliklari/kazan-ilcesinin-adi-kahramankazan-oldu/672250 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}

= 2024 terrorist attack =

On October 23, 2024, an explosion happened at the headquarters of the Turkish Aerospace Industries, which was located in Kahramankazan. Many were killed and wounded, and some are known as martyrs. The explosion was known as a terrorist attack.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-23 |title=Headquarters of state-owned Turkish Aerospace Industries hit by deadly "terrorist attack," official says - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-turkish-aerospace-industries-terrorist-attack-ankara/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}

Composition

There are 48 neighbourhoods in Kahramankazan District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706215822/https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx |date=2015-07-06 }}, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

References

External links

{{Official|http://kahramankazan.gov.tr/ }} {{in lang|tr}}
[http://kahramankazan.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website] (in Turkish)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135716/http://actaturcica.com/_media/2014-01/0_makale-ergu%CC%88nveren-kazan_i%CC%87lc%CC%A7esi_i%CC%87sminin_kaynag%CC%86%C4%B1.pdf A scientific paper on the etymology of the name Kazan]

Category:Populated places in Ankara Province

Category:Districts of Ankara Province

Category:Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey