Lodumlu Rekreasyon Alanı

About Lodumlu Rekreasyon Alanı

Lodumlu Rekreasyon Alanı is a park built by Ankara Metropolitan Municipality in the Beytepe area of Çankaya. OpenStreetMap maps it as Lodumlu Parkı in the Mutlukent neighbourhood. It was opened at a ceremony on 16 October 2023, together with 22 other parks in Çankaya that the municipality said added 750000 square metres of green space in total. Speaking at the opening, Mayor Mansur Yavaş said the recreation area covers 130000 square metres and was completed for a contract price of 55 million lira. It was planted with 2450 coniferous trees, 2450 broadleaved trees and 7000 shrubs. The park has a cycle path about 1600 metres long, a 600 square metre skateboard track, a football pitch, a basketball court, a tennis court, a fitness area and children's play areas. A separate building inside the park houses a municipal nursery for 90 children, with six classrooms, sleeping rooms, play areas and a dining hall, and the park also has a pensioners' lounge intended as a social space with educational themes.