Polatlı

The plains around Polatlı lie beside the Sakarya River west of Ankara. Nearby stood Gordion, the capital of ancient Phrygia, whose citadel and great burial mounds rise above the river valley. The city was renowned for its timber buildings, carved wood and metalwork. Tradition tells that Alexander the Great cut the intricate Gordian knot here, fulfilling a prophecy that its solver would rule Asia.