Esenboğa, also Esenboğa Merkez, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Çubuk, Ankara Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,712 (2022).[2] It was an independent municipality until it was merged into the municipality of Çubuk in 2008.[3]
Esenboğa | |
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  Esenboğa Location in Turkey  Esenboğa Esenboğa (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′N 32°59′E / 40.133°N 32.983°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ankara |
| District | Çubuk |
| Population (2022) | 1,712 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
The name of the neighbourhood comes from the village of Esenboğa (the ğ is silent), which literally means "Windflowing Bull" or "Serene Bull", the modernized form of Isen Buqa, the name of a Turkic warlord in the army of Timur who settled his troops here during the Battle of Ankara in 1402.[4]
References
edit- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
- ^ Bardakçi, Murat (31 December 2000). "Murat Bardakçı: Esenboğa, 600 yıllık bir hezîmetin adıdır". Retrieved 11 January 2018.