Why visit Çayırhan
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Hieropotamon and Juliopolis.
Weather in Çayırhan
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About Çayırhan
Çayırhan is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nallıhan, Ankara Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,156 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
From the Wikipedia article Çayırhan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Hieropotamon
Monument and historic site · 2.2 km
Ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey
Juliopolis
Monument and historic site · 3.5 km
Ancient city of Galatia, in modern-day Turkey
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping4
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History
The earliest document about the origin of the town is dated in early 1600s. While Nasuh Pasha (later grandvizier) of the Ottoman Empire was travelling from Aleppo (now in Syria) to Istanbul he commissioned three hans (inn, a type of caravanserai). The settlements around these hans were named after the hans; namely Nallıhan, Çayırhan and Uluhan. The town flourished after 1954, when lignite fields were found around the town. On the other hand, during the construction of Sarıyer Dam the settlement
was moved 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to east. In 1976 it was declared a seat of township.
From the History section of Çayırhan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Healthcare1
Map of Çayırhan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ankara Airport (ANK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 87 km away.
- Beypazarı 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Nallıhan 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Seben 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Kıbrıscık 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
- Karaşar 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
- Sarıoba 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
- Güdül 50 km east, about 50 min by car
- Bolu 71 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Polatlı 70 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sivrihisar 73 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Juliopolis, Bithynia, Turkey (38165378056), Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
- ISS066-E-163844 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS052-E-71962 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS052-E-71961 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-163845 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, ramses, CC BY-SA 4.0
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