title: Güdül
text: Güdül is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 540 km2, and its population is 8,079 (2022). It is 90 km north-west of the city of Ankara, off the motorway to Istanbul.
  
  Güdül is a mountainous district with a dry climate featuring cold winters (down to -20 °C), hot summers (up to 35 °C) and a little rain in spring and autumn. There is some agriculture and the  crops include hot peppers and chick peas, which are dried and sold as leblebi.
  
  History
  Research shows occupation since prehistoric times, and caves along the river Kirmir contain stone workings apparently by the Hittites (2000 BC). Later the area was occupied by Phrygians, Ancient Romans and Byzantines (one of the caves has a carved cross from the early spread of Christianity under Roman rule).
  
  In 1071, the Byzantine armies were defeated by the Turks at the battle of Malazgirt, and soon afterwards all of central Anatolia came under Turkish control. Güdül was occupied by Seljuk Turks, including the lord of Ankara, Şehabüldevle Güdül Bey.
  
  Composition
  There are 31 neighbourhoods in Güdül District:
  
   Adalıkuzu
   Afşar
   Akbaş
   Akçakese
   Aşağı
   Boyalı
   Çağa
   Çukurören
   Emirler
   Garipçe
   Güneyce
   Güzel
   Hacılar
   Kadıobası
   Kamanlar
   Karacaören
   Kavaközü
   Kayı
   Kırkkavak
   Meyvabükü
   Özçaltı
   Özköy
   Salihler
   Sapanlı
   Sorgun
   Tahtacıörencik
   Taşören
   Yelli
   Yeni
   Yeşilöz
   Yukarı
  
  Places of interest
   The lake and forest near the village of Sorgun, north of Güdül
   The caves in the valley of the Kirmir
  
  Image gallery
  
  References
  
  External links
  
   District governor's official website 
   
  
   
  Populated places in Ankara Province
  Districts of Ankara Province
  Cittaslow
  Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey