Old Ankara from the Citadel to Hamamönü
A route that climbs from the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, housed in the Mahmut Paşa Bedesten and Kurşunlu Han, to Ankara Castle, then visits the wooden-columned Ahi mosques of Arslanhane and Ahi Elvan; it ends at the house-museum in the Taceddin Dervish Lodge, where Mehmet Âkif wrote the İstiklal Marşı (National Anthem), and the restored Hamamönü houses.
- Estimated duration
- ~4 h 45 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~1.8 km
- Getting around
- Walking
- Stops
- 6 stops
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Stops
- 1
- 2
~500 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Castle
Ankara Castle
Altındağ, Ankara
~0.5 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 3
~540 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Mosque
Arslanhane (Ahi Şerafeddin) Mosque
Altındağ, Ankara
~0.54 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 4
~160 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Mosque
Ahi Elvan Mosque
Altındağ, Ankara
~0.16 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 5
~390 m from the previous stop (straight line)
House museum
Mehmet Akif Ersoy House Museum (Taceddin Dergâhı)
Altındağ, Ankara
~0.39 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 6
~160 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Historic street and neighborhood
Hamamönü Historic Houses
Altındağ, Ankara
~0.16 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place
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