BALA, ANKARA

'Bala' is a district of Ankara Province in Turkey, 67 km south-east of the city of Ankara. It covers an area of 2,530 km², and the elevation is 1,310 m. Population is about 40,000.
Bala stands on a high plain, summers are hot, winters are cold and snowy. The town of Bala is small but busy with shops and light manufacturing workshops, the surrounding countryside is used for farming, especially grains and sunflower seeds. Recently Ankara's wealthier citizens have begun building luxury housing in some villages of Bala. However the town stands on a fault line and experiences many earthquakes.

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Places of interest

Places of interest

The forest of Beynam and the Kesikköprü reservoir are two of Ankara's most popular picnic spots.