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Ayaş is a municipality and districtofAnkara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,041 km2,[3] and its population is 12,998 (2022).[1] It is 58 km from the city of Ankara, and very rich for historical monuments. Its elevation is 910 m (2,986 ft).
Ayaş
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District and municipality
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Ayaş district center
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Map showing Ayaş District in Ankara Province
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  Ayaş Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Ayaş Ayaş (Turkey Central Anatolia) Show map of Turkey Central Anatolia | |
| Coordinates: 40°01′N 32°20′E / 40.017°N 32.333°E / 40.017; 32.333 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ankara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Burhan Demirbaş (AKP) |
| Area | 1,041 km2 (402 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Population
(2022)[1]
| 12,998 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code |
06710
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| Area code | 0312 |
| Website | www |
The district is known for its mulberry trees, its tasty tomatoes and its healing mineral water spas, both for drinking and bathing. There is an annual mulberry festival in the town of Ayaş. The town has a long history and is mentioned in folk songs and the journals of the traveller Evliya Çelebi.
The citizens of Ayaş were Oghuz tribes as the village names Bayat, Afşar and Peçenek implies. In 1554, it became a sanjak center, and in 1864 it became a KazainAnkara Vilayeti. In Ottoman period, education was advanced in Ayaş. In 1900, there were eight medreses, two primary mekteps and one rüşdiye.[4]
There are 33 neighbourhoods in Ayaş District:[5]
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