Editing Ankara (section)

===Angora goat===
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[[File:Angora1.JPG|thumb|180px|Angora goat]]

The [[Angora goat]] ({{Langx|tr|Ankara keçisi}}) is a breed of [[goat|domestic goat]] that originated in Ankara and its surrounding region in central Anatolia.<ref name="Ekarius">{{cite book|author=Carol Ekarius|title=Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs: 163 Breeds from Common to Rare|date=10 September 2008|publisher=Storey Publishing|isbn=978-1-60342-037-2|page=150}}</ref>

This breed was first mentioned in the time of [[Moses]], roughly in 1500&nbsp;BC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daisyshillfarm.com/My_Homepage_Files/Page2.html |title=Angora Goats history |publisher=Daisyshillfarm.com |access-date=29 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703174935/http://daisyshillfarm.com/My_Homepage_Files/Page2.html |archive-date=3 July 2009}}</ref> The first Angora goats were brought to Europe by [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]], about 1554, but, like later imports, were not very successful. Angora goats were first introduced in the United States in 1849 by James P. Davis. Seven adult goats were a gift from Sultan [[Abdülmecid I]] in appreciation for his services and advice on the raising of cotton.

The [[Pile (textile)|fleece]] taken from an Angora goat is called [[mohair]]. A single goat produces between {{convert|5|and|8|kg|spell=in|lk=out|abbr=off}} of hair per year. Angoras are shorn twice a year, unlike [[Domestic sheep|sheep]], which are shorn only once. Angoras have high nutritional requirements due to their rapid hair growth. A poor quality diet will curtail mohair development. The United States, [[Turkey]], and South Africa are the top producers of mohair.

For a long period of time, Angora goats were bred for their white coat. In 1998, the Colored Angora Goat Breeders Association was set up to promote breeding of colored Angoras. Today, Angora goats produce white, black (deep black to greys and silver), red (the color fades significantly as the goat gets older), and brownish fiber.

Angora goats were depicted on the [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] of the Turkish 50 [[Turkish lira|lira]] banknotes of 1938–1952.<ref>[http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/eng/ Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615060512/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/eng/ |date=15 June 2009 }}. Banknote Museum:<br />2. Emission Group – Fifty Turkish Lira – [http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/banknote/E2/56.htm I. Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225021444/http://tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/banknote/E2/56.htm |date=25 February 2009 }};<br />3. Emission Group – Fifty Turkish Lira – [http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/banknote/E3/86.htm I. Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225181717/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/banknote/E3/86.htm |date=25 December 2008 }} & [http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/banknote/E3/88.htm II. Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912194725/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/banknote/E3/88.htm |date=12 September 2007 }}</ref>