- Ayaş, Ankara
Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
subdivision_type1=Region
subdivision_name1 = Central Anatolia
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Ankara
timezone= EET
utc_offset=+2
map_caption =Location of Ayaş, Ankara within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Ayaş
image_caption =
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
map cTurkey
population_total = 21239
population_urban = 7839
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 19.1
area_total_km2 = 1112
latd = 40
latm = 01
latNS = N
longd = 32
longm = 21
longEW = E
elevation_m = 910
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 06xxx
area_code = 0312
blank_info = 06
blank_name=Licence plate
leader_title =Governor
leader_name = Nihat Karabiber
leader_title1 =Mayor
leader_name1 = Ali Başkaraağaç
website = [http://www.ayas.bel.tr/ www.ayas.bel.tr]Ayaş is a town and district of
Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region ofTurkey , 58 km from the city ofAnkara which is very rich for historical monuments. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 21,239 of which 7,839 live in the urban center of Ayaş.cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-03-28|author=Turkish Statistical Institute |format=XLS|language=Turkish] [cite web|url=http://www.xist.org/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-03-28|author=GeoHive|language=English] The district covers an area of convert|1112|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on, [cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ytr.html|title=Statistical information on districts of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-23|author=Statoids|language=English] and the average elevation is convert|910|m|ft|0|abbr=on.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 .History
The citizens of Ayaş were Oghuz tribes as the village names
Bayat , Afşar and Peçenek implies. In 1554, it became asanjak center, and in 1864 it became aKaza in Ankara Vilayeti. In Ottoman period, education was advanced in Ayaş. In 1900, there were eight medreses, two primary mekteps and onerüşdiye . [cite book|last=Tuğlacı|first=Pars|title=Osmanlı Şehirleri|publisher=Milliyet Yayınları| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UzH0GAAACAAJ&hl=en|year=1985|language=Turkish|accessdate=2008-03-28]Notes
References
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*External links
* [http://www.ayas.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.ayas.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website] tr icon
* [http://ayas.meb.gov.tr/ilcemiz_ayas/ilcemiz_ayas_harita.html Map of Ayaş district] tr icon
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