Adana Attractions
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South Coast (Eastern Mediterranean)
The provincial capital of Adana, Turkey's fourth largest city (after Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir) and one of its most prosperous economic centers, lies in the southeast of the country in the Cilician Plain (known today as the Çukurova or "Hole Plain", and in antiquity as Aleion Pedion) below the southern slopes of the Taurus. It is built on both banks of the Seyhan (the ancient Saros), which is spanned by a number of bridges, some of them ancient, and a railroad bridge.
The town draws its subsistence from the fertile plain which extends in the form of a delta towards the Mediterranean.
The provincial capital of Adana, Turkey's fourth largest city (after Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir) and one of its most prosperous economic centers, lies in the southeast of the country in the Cilician Plain (known today as the Çukurova or "Hole Plain", and in antiquity as Aleion Pedion) below the southern slopes of the Taurus. It is built on both banks of the Seyhan (the ancient Saros), which is spanned by a number of bridges, some of them ancient, and a railroad bridge.
The town draws its subsistence from the fertile plain which extends in the form of a delta towards the Mediterranean.
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Karatepe
The ruins of the 8th C walled town of Karatepe show interested reliefs which portray battles, hunting scenes, and ships. The buildings themselves have long since fallen.
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Anavarza (Anazarbus)
The ruins at Anavarza date from the 1st C B.C. and were once the minor capital of Lesser Armenia.
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Snake's Castle
The 12th C Snake's Castle was once rumored to be the home of Sheikh Meran, a man who was half snake.
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Yumurtalik, Turkey
(Near Adana)
Mosques, Adana
Adana
