Golbasi

Ankara Gölbaşı DISTRICT 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.The district covers an area of 738 km2 (285 sq mi). 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.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.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.