|
|
|
|
Your guide for Adana, Turkey
|
|
Districts of Adana are Turkey Turkiye Ceyhan Saimbeyli Feke Osmaniye Incirlik Seyhan Yuregir Karatas Karaisali Kozan Kadirli Tufanbeyli Yumurtalik Aladag Imamoglu Pozanti Çukurova Cukurova University ...
|
Adana is the capital of Adana Province. According to 2000 census, it is the fifth most populous city of Turkey with 1,130,710 inhabitants. The 2006 estimate for its population is 1,271,894.
One of the largest and most dynamic cities in Turkey and situated at about nineteen miles from the sea, Adana derives its importance from its location as the gateway to the Cilician plain, now known as Cukurova plain, a large flat stretch of fertile land, possibly the most productive in this part of the world, on the east side of the Taurus (Toros) Mountains.
Adana is the marketing and distribution center for an agricultural region in which cotton, wheat, barley, grapes, citrus fruits, olives, and tobacco are produced. The chief industries in the city are textile manufacturing, tanning, and the processing of wool. The city is also famous for its cuisine, namely the Adana kebap and salgam, a local variety of turnip juice.
|
Local points of interest include a stone bridge, built in part during the 6th-century reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, and the ruins of a castle dating from 782. Stone Bridge is the oldest extant bridge in the world which is still in use.
Büyük Saat, a large clock tower, was built by the local governor of Adana in 1882. Ufortunately, It was damaged during the French occupation. The tower was rebuilt in 1935, and its silhouette is used as a symbol of the city.
There is an old bazaar (Kazancilar Carsisi) around Büyük Saat. Çarsi Hamami is a Turkish bath built in 1519, which is located in Kazancilar Çarsisi. Addiditionally, there are old buildings and graves of local governors near Büyük Saat.
Bebekli Kilise (Church of Babies) is an old Catholic church located in the city center. There are many old houses in the street where the church is located.
|
Financial Times affiliated Foreign Direct Investment Magazine named Adana among the 25 European Regions of the Future for 2006/2007.[2] Elected along with Kocaeli for Turkey, Adana scored the most points for cost effectiveness against Kocaeli's wider infrastructure, while Adana and Kocaeli tied on points for human resources and quality of life.
<script type="text/javascript">
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-27964076-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();
</script>
|
|
|
