Kızılcahamam

Kızılcahamam is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,623 km², and its population is 26,872. It is 70 km north of the city of Ankara, near the motorway to Istanbul. Its elevation is 975 m. The area is mountain and forest, a geographical boundary between central Anatolia and the Black Sea regions.
Kızılcahamam itself is a quiet market town known for its healing hot springs and mineral waters. Nearby Soğuksu National Park contains a scout camp and trails, and areas for picnic in the forest. There are hotels and guest houses including spa hotels. A sculpture of black vulture, an endangered bird species inhabited in the national park, is situated at the entrance of the town.

Climate

There are 109 neighbourhoods in Kızılcahamam District:

Kızılcahamam is also known for its fossil flora which stems from at least six Pliocene deposits in Güvem and Beşkonak villages, 22 kilometres north of Kızılcahamam: Fossil flora of Kızılcahamam district.