Ayaş

Also known as Ayaş District

Ayaş is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,041 km2, and its population is 12,998 (2022). It is 58 km from the city of Ankara, and very rich for historical monuments. Its elevation is .

Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Ayaş
Turkey place.image_skyline: Ayaş-Panorama.JPG
Turkey place.image_caption: Ayaş district center
Turkey place.image_map: Ankara location Ayaş.svg
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Ayaş District in Ankara Province
Turkey place.province: Ankara
Turkey place.leader_party: CHP
Turkey place.leader_name: İzzet Demircioğlu
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 1041
Turkey place.elevation_m: 910
Turkey place.population_total: 12998
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 06710
Turkey place.area_code: 0312

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Wikidata facts

Population: 15540
Elevation: 910
Official website: www.ayas.bel.tr
Image: Ayaş-Panorama.JPG

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Commons category: Ayaş
urban population: 13093
rural population: 14826
name in kana: アヤシュ

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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.