Aydñn Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Its area is 8,116 km<sup>2</sup>, and its population is 1,148,241 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Aydñn. Other towns in the province include the summer seaside resorts of Didim and Kuà Âadasñ.
Neighboring provinces are Manisa to the north east, ðzmir to the north, Denizli to the east, MuÃÂla to the south.
The central and western parts of the province are fertile plains watered by the largest river in the Aegean region the Büyük Menderes River, with the Aydñn Mountains to the north and the Menteà Âe Mountains to the south. The western end of the province is the Aegean coast with Lake Bafa a major feature of the Menderes delta area. The climate is typical of the Aegean region, very hot in summer. The Germencik region contains a number of hot springs.
Aydñn province is divided into 17 districts:
Much of the countryside is a mix of fig, olive and citrus trees, especially figs.
The major sources of income are agriculture and tourism.
The coastal towns of Didim and Kuà Âadasñ in particular are tourist resorts. Kuà Âadasñ is near to the Dilek Peninsula - Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, while Didim has a temple of Apollo, beaches, and the ancient ruins of Miletos nearby. The province contains archeological sites, including the ancient Carian cities of Alinda and Alabanda.
Aydñn is Turkey's leading producer of figs and exports dried figs worldwide. The very name by which the fruit was called in the world markets was "Smyrna figs" until recently, due to the preponderance of figs exported from ðzmir over other species of the genus. But ðzmir got the name by being the center for the wholesale trade and exports, while in fact the fruit was traditionally cultivated in Aydñn. The term used within Turkey is "Aydñn figs" (). Turkey's yearly production of roughly 50,000 tons of dried figs, is almost all from Aydñn, Within Aydñn province, the best figs are reputed to be grown in Germencik. Aydñn produces olives from the varieties of Memecik, Manzanilla, and Gemlik, as well as chestnuts, cotton, citrus fruits, water melons and other fruits.
Orange and tangerine cultivation has increased in Aydñn in recent years.
Aydñn has some light industry
Adnan Menderes University was built in the city of Aydñn in 1990s and has branches throughout the province.
The city of Aydñn has a number of antique ruins and Ottoman period mosques. The province's countryside and scenery include a stretch of the Aegean coast and a number of historic sites including:
Aydñn is the home of the Zeybek folk art. This involves a special type of war dance which is performed in a ring to resemble birds. The Zeybek is performed to sounds of the Kiteli and other Turkish folk instruments.
The folk songs of Aydñn are famously short, indeed a popular saying in the Aegean region to get someone to stop talking, is Keep it short, make it an Aydñn tune.
The cuisine features the typical Turkish pastries, Aegean cuisine (vegetable dishes with olive oil), köfte and kebab.
ðzmir to Aydñn motorway, Motorway O-31, was built in the 1990s and is the city's main thoroughfare. An extension of this motorway to Denizli is currently under construction, with longer-term plans to extend it to Antalya.
There is a passenger train service passing through Aydñn, connecting the city to ðzmir and Denizli. This passenger train runs five trains per day.