Elmadağ, Ankara skiing season which lasts from December until March. There are hotels, student accommodation, cafes and places selling hot-dogs and other apres-ski food. Elmadağ, Ankara Elmadağ is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 43,311 of which 42,099 live in the town of Elmadağ. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is , with the highest point being Mt. İdris at . Elmadağ (1,862 m.) is also a small mountain beside the town, 45 km from the cıty of Ankara on
History of Ankara History of Ankara The history of Ankara can be traced back to the Bronze Age Hatti civilization, which was succeeded in the 2nd millennium BC by the Hittites, in the 10th century BC by the Phrygians, and later by the Lydians, Persians, Macedonians, Galatians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks, and Ottomans. The oldest settlements in and around the city center of Ankara belong to the Hatti civilization which thrived during the Bronze Age. The city significantly grew in size and importance under the Phrygians starting from around 1000 BC, experiencing a large expansion following the mass migration from Gordion, the capital of