Kahramanmaras Attractions
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Southeast Anatolia (Maras-Valley)
The provincial capital of Maras stands at the southern foot of Maras Taurus in the foothills of the Maras mountain chain. The prefix Kahraman means "heroic" and refers to the resistance of the local population to the English and French occupation during the Turkish War of Liberation. Maras is primarily a market town for local produce, with the main crop being cotton which grows on the plain. The mountainous hinterland, the Maras-Taurus, has traces of small Ice Age glaciers on its summits and the population is sparse even in the long Betiz and Nuruhak valleys.
The provincial capital of Maras stands at the southern foot of Maras Taurus in the foothills of the Maras mountain chain. The prefix Kahraman means "heroic" and refers to the resistance of the local population to the English and French occupation during the Turkish War of Liberation. Maras is primarily a market town for local produce, with the main crop being cotton which grows on the plain. The mountainous hinterland, the Maras-Taurus, has traces of small Ice Age glaciers on its summits and the population is sparse even in the long Betiz and Nuruhak valleys.