Krkkale Province - Cities, Towns and Villages in Krkkale Province, Districts of Krkkale, Baleyh, Sulakyurt, Yahihan, Delice, Elebi (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Cities, Towns and Villages in Krkkale Province, Districts of Krkkale, Baleyh, Sulakyurt, Yahihan, Delice, elebi, Karakeili, Bahl, Keskin. Excerpt: Krkkale is the capital of the Krkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is located 80 km east of Ankara. According to 2000 census, population of the prpvince is 280,834 of which 192,705 live in the city of Krkkale. The name of the city means broken castle. The town of Krkkale is located on the Ankara-Kayseri railway near the Kzl River in central Turkey. Formerly a village, it owes its rapid rise in population mainly to the establishment of steel mills in the 1950s. These works, among the largest in the country, specialize in high-quality alloy steel and machinery. In the 1960s chemical plants were added. Krkkale University is located in the city. geohack/geohack.php?pagename=K%C4%B1r%C4%B1kkale