Adana Province

Adana Province

Infobox Province TR
region = Mediterranean
name = Adana
licence = 01
total population = 1,983,188
area_code= 322
area=14030|

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. Its capital is the city of Adana.

Districts

Adana is divided into 13 districts:

*Adana
**Karaisalı
**Seyhan
**Yüreğir
*Aladağ
*Ceyhan
*Feke
*İmamoğlu
*Karataş
*Kozan
*Pozantı
*Saimbeyli
*Tufanbeyli
*Yumurtalik

Places to visit

Museums

*Misis Mosaic Museum

Historical sites and ruins

*Yumurtalık Ruins - Yumurtalık
*Anavarza Ruins - Kozan/Dilekkaya
*Şar Ruins - Tufanbeyli/Şar
*Mağarsus Ruins - Karataş

Festivals

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

External links

* [http://www.adana.gov.tr/?dil=en Adana Governorship]
* [http://www.adana.bel.tr/?dil=en Adana Metropolitan Municipality]
* [http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/adana Pictures of the capital of this province]


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