Climate
Ankara logs 79 frost days a year to Çanakkale's 6 — Çanakkale wins by 73. Çanakkale also leads on hot days by 21.
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Air Quality
Ankara averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Çanakkale's 12.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Çanakkale breathes ~44% cleaner air (9.8 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Ankara (3.7M) and Çanakkale (129K) are 29x in population — Ankara is the larger metro, Çanakkale the smaller; on land area Ankara spans roughly 14x more ground.
Ankara is roughly 20x the scale of Çanakkale
Combined population & area comparison
AnkaraÇanakkaleCity Scale Rankings
Ankara3.7M29xÇanakkale129K1xAnkara357 km²14xÇanakkale25 km²1xAnkara
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Who Thrives Here
Ankara favours the winter escapist, while Çanakkale suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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