Sarıyar

For other places with the same name, see Sarıyar (disambiguation).
Sarıyar
Town
Sarıyar

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 40°02′N 31°26′E / 40.033°N 31.433°E / 40.033; 31.433Coordinates: 40°02′N 31°26′E / 40.033°N 31.433°E / 40.033; 31.433
Country  Turkey
Province Ankara Province
District Nallıhan
Elevation 415 m (1,360 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 876
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 06925
Area code(s) 0312
Licence plate 06

Sarıyar is a small town in Nallıhan district of Ankara Province, Turkey. It is situated to the west of Sarıyar Dam reservoir and along with Sakarya River at 40°02′N 31°26′E / 40.033°N 31.433°E / 40.033; 31.433. The distance to Nallıhan is 42 kilometres (26 mi) and to Ankara is 160 kilometres (99 mi). The population of Sarıyar was 876[1] as of 2011. According to mayor's page, the name of the town ("yellow cliff") refers to the landscape around Sarıyar. During the dam construction years in 1950s, the population of the town increased because of services to construction. In 1983, Sarıyar was declared a seat of township. Nevertheless the population has dropped since then. At the present the main economic activity is agriculture and the main crops are vegetables and grapes.[2] With picnic areas around the dam and the tomb of Taptuk Emre, a 13th-century dervish in the nearby village of Emremsultan, tourism also plays some role in the town economy.

References

  1. ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Mayor's page (Turkish)
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