Kalecik stands on a plain with the eastern boundary formed by the River Kızılırmak while there are mountains to the south and the west.

This agricultural district is known for its wine; other major crops include sugar beet and grains.

The popular grape variety Kalecik Karası grows successfully near the Kızılırmak and is used to make some of Turkey's best red wine.

In the Ottoman Empire period this was a thriving town recorded by the 17th-century traveler Evliya Çelebi as being a trading city with tanneries, coppersmiths, and weavers.

This geographical article about a location in Kalecik, Ankara, Turkey is a stub.