Gölbaşı, Ankara

Gölbaşı
District
Location of Gölbaşı, Ankara within Turkey.
Coordinates: 39°47′43″N 32°48′10″E / 39.79528°N 32.80278°E / 39.79528; 32.80278Coordinates: 39°47′43″N 32°48′10″E / 39.79528°N 32.80278°E / 39.79528; 32.80278
Country	Turkey
Region	Central Anatolia
Province	Ankara
Government
• Governor	[1] Raşit Zengin
• Mayor	[2] Yakup Obabaşı (MHP)
Area
• District	738.30 km2 (285.06 sq mi)
Elevation	970 m (3,180 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	109,261
• District	110,643
• District density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	06xxx
Area code(s)	0312
Licence plate	06
Website	Ankara Gölbaşı MUNICIPALITY

Gölbaşı is a town and district of the Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 20 km (12 mi) south of the city of Ankara. According to a 2010 census, the population of the district is 95,109, 93,852 of whom live in the town of Gölbaşı. The district covers an area of 738 km² (285 sq mi), and the average elevation is 970 m (3,182 ft). The district includes the Mogan and Eymir lakes.

Although the lakes are polluted and infested with mosquitoes, the picnic areas and lakeside restaurants of Gölbaşı serve as a popular retreat from the city for the people of Ankara. A number of government departments have accommodations here, and the town is slowly but surely joining up with the city as the green space between the two disappears. Türk Telekom have their satellite ground control in the area.

Archaeological research in the area has revealed occupation since 3000 BC by a succession of civilısations including Early Bronze Age, Hittites, Phrygians, Romans, and Byzantines. Excavated sites include Selametli, Tuluntaş, Tuluntaş-Ortaçayır, Kızılcaşar-Gökçepınar, Karagedik, Bacılar, Bezirhane Kültepe, Bezirhane-Kepenekçi and İncek-Harmantepe.

The area has long been occupied by Turks, and it was here that Timur hid his elephants in the woods before the Battle of Ankara.

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