Editing Angora goat (section)

== History ==
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The origin of the Angora is not known.{{r|rob|page=73}} The earliest Western description may be that published in 1555 by [[Pierre Belon]],{{r|hayes|page=12}} who while travelling from [[Heraclea Cybistra|Heraclea]] to [[Konya]] in southern Turkey had seen goats with snow-white "... wool so delicate that one would judge it finer than silk ...".{{r|belon|page=296r}} 

Angora goats were depicted on the [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] of the Turkish 50 [[Turkish lira|lira]] banknote from 1938 to 1952.{{r|tcmb}}

In 1960 there were over 6 million Angora goats in Turkey; the population subsequently dropped sharply.{{r|cabi|page=357}} In 2004 the total goat population of the country was approximately 7.2 million; of these, just over 5% were of Angora stock, while the remainder were hair goats.{{r|faocr|page=21}} A [[conservation programme]] for the Angora was established in 2003.{{r|cabi|page=357}}