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Esenboğa, Çubuk

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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]

CountryTurkey
Population
(2022)
1,712
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Esenboğa
Esenboğa is located in Turkey
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Esenboğa is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
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Esenboğa
Location within Turkey Central Anatolia
Coordinates: 40°08′N 32°59′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAnkara
DistrictÇubuk
Population
 (2022)
1,712
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
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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]

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