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Columbia Encyclopedia: Plain of Adana
Adana, Plain of (ä'dänä'), fertile region along the Mediterranean coast, S central Turkey. It has a subtropical climate and receives rainfall mainly during the autumn and winter months. The plain, traversed and irrigated by the Seyhan River, is a major agricultural region, producing a large variety of crops including most of the cotton grown in Turkey. The city of Adana is the commercial and marketing center of the region.


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Flag of Turkey.svg Adana Province
Location of Adana Province in Turkey
Latrans-Turkey location Adana.svg
Overview
Region: Mediterranean Region, Turkey
Area: 14030 (km²)
Total Population 1,983,188 TUIK 2007 (est)
Licence plate code: 01
Area code: 0322
Governor Website http://www.adana.gov.tr

Adana Province is a province with a surface area of 14.030 km², located in the Mediterranean region of southern Turkey. The provinces adjacent to it are Mersin to the west, Hatay to the southeast, Osmaniye to the east, Kahramanmaraş to the northeast, Kayseri to the north, and Niğde to the northwest. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana and the province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and a cultural region.

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Districts

Adana is divided into 13 districts:

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Festivals

  • İmamoğlu Peach Festival - İmamoğlu (June)
  • Kızıldağ Karakucak Wrestling Festival - Karaisalı
  • Cherry Festival - Saimbeyli (20-22 June)

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External links

Coordinates: 37°22′06″N 35°42′22″E / 37.36833°N 35.70611°E / 37.36833; 35.70611


 
 

 

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