Ayaş is a municipality and district of Ankara 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).

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Ayaş
District and municipality
Ayaş district center
Map showing Ayaş District in Ankara Province
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
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
Area code	0312
Website	www.ayas.bel.tr

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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.

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 Kaza in Ankara 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]

• Ayaş houses
• Ulu Cami

• Ayaş Tunnel, railway tunnel under construction, which will be Turkey's longest when completed.^[6]