▁people ▁of ▁Ash a ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁consume ▁so ▁many ▁" ask ia " ▁of ▁wine . ▁ ▁Location ▁Ash a ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M esa oria ▁valley , ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Fam ag usta . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁N icos ia - F am ag usta ▁road , ▁about ▁ 1 4 ▁miles ▁east ▁from ▁N icos ia ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁miles ▁west ▁from ▁Fam ag usta . ▁West , ▁and ▁almost ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Ash a , ▁is ▁Af ania . ▁East ▁is ▁V at ili . ▁To ▁the ▁north ▁is ▁Ang k ast ina , ▁Mar ath ov oun os , ▁M ous oul ita ▁and ▁St ro gg yl os . ▁To ▁the ▁south , ▁a ▁little ▁further ▁than ▁the ▁villages ▁mentioned ▁above , ▁where ▁T rem et ous ia , ▁Ar s os , ▁Ath ien ou ▁and ▁two ▁small ▁Turkish ▁C yp ri ot ▁villages , ▁Ag ia ▁and ▁Mel ous ia . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁extends ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁M esa oria . ▁The ▁land ▁was ▁fert ile ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁major ▁source ▁of ▁whe at ▁for ▁the ▁island . ▁In ▁older ▁times , ▁the ▁valley ▁also ▁produced ▁cot ton , ▁ses ami , ▁g rap es ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁veget ables . ▁The ▁land ▁is ▁so ▁fert ile ▁mainly ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Y ial ias