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	Adana - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		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 history of Adana is linked to the history of Tarsus; they seem often to be the same city, moving as the river changed position and the name changed during historic eras.
		Adana was of little importance in ancient history; Tarsus, Ayas (today Yumurtalik), and Kozan (formerly Sis) have usually been the major population and administrative centers, especially during the Kingdom of Lesser Armenia.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Adana (1497 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Adana
		Adana, Turkey (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus) is the capital of Adana Province.
		The 2006 estimate of Adana's population is 1,271,894.
		Adana was of little importance in ancient history; Tarsus, Ayas (today Yumurtalik), and Kozan (formerly Sis) have usually been the major population and administrative centers, especially during the time of the Kingdom of Lesser Armenia.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Adana (1751 words)

	Adana Massacre
		Adana Massacre was the second series of large-scale massacres of Armenians to break out in the Ottoman Empire.
		The atrocities committed in the province of Adana in April 1909 coincided with the counter-revolution staged by supporters of Sultan Abdul Hamid (Abdulhamit) II (1876-1909) who had been forced to restore the Ottoman Constitution as a result of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution led by the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP).
		The disturbances were most severe in the city of Adana where a reported 4,437 Armenian dwellings were torched, resulting in the razing of nearly half the town and prompting some to describe the resulting inferno as a "holocaust." The outbreaks spread throughout the district and an estimated 30,000 Armenians were reported killed.
	www.armenian-genocide.org /encyclopedia/adana.htm (382 words)

	Ataman Hotel - Adana
		Adana belonged to the Sasani Empire in 260 A.D., to the Byzantians in the 5th century A.D., to the Abbasids in the 10th century, to the century, to the Seljuks in the 11th century, to the Armenians in the 12th century, at which time Adana became a Turkish city for the rest of its history.
		In 1535, Adana was the residence of the Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, at war in the east, and of the Ottoman Sultan Murat IV, who warred with Baghdad, the city was olso occupied by the Egyptian povincial governor's son and his army, who opposed the Ottoman Empire.
		Adana Museum: The Adana Museum, in the centre of Adana on the E-5 highway, was established in 1924.
	www.atamanhotel.com /adana.html (1303 words)

	Adana
		City in Turkey with 1.2 million inhabitants (2004 estimate) on the plain of Cilicia and the Seyhan River, 30 km from the northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea.
		Adana is the centre for trade, marketing and distribution from the agricultural coastal lowland where it is located.
		Adana is the centre of an agricultural region producing cotton, rice, wheat, barley, sesame, oats, citrus fruits, grapes, olives and tobacco.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/adana.htm (387 words)

	Adana, Turkey, More Pictures-Adiyamanli.org
		One of the earlier extant monuments in the area is a stone bridge 220 yards (200 m) long spanning the Seyhan River, dating from the time of Justinian, and restored by several Arab rulers of the area in the 8th and 9th centuries.
		Adana lies on the Istanbul-Baghdad railway and is connected by a branch line to the Mediterranean port of Mersin, 32 miles (51 km) southwest, through which its products are shipped.
		Adana is the centre of an agricultural region producing cotton, rice, sesame, oats, and citrus fruits.
	www.adiyamanli.org /adana_more_pictures.htm (307 words)

	Adana History \| ema_01_package.xml
		The fifth-largest city of Turkey, Adana is located at the confluence of the Seyhan and Ceyhan Rivers in the rich agricultural plain of Cukurova in southeastern Anatolia.
		As a measure of this increasing importance, a railroad connecting Adana to the Mediterranean port of Mersin was built in 1886, and this line was later included in the Baghdad Railway.
		Adana maintains its importance as an agricultural center, and cotton continues to be a significant local crop.
	www.bookrags.com /history/adana-ema-01 (356 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Adana
		Adana appears in the fourth century as a see subject to the metropolitan of Tarsus and the patriarch of Antioch.
		For the Gregorians it is the centre of one of the fourteen or fifteen districts governed by the Catholics of Sis; he is represented in Adana by a bishop.
		As regards Protestants, Adana is a mission station of the Central Turkey Mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (about 1,000 members).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01135f.htm (470 words)

	ADANA 2000 ONLINE / Turkey
		ADANA was invaded by the French forces in 1918, and won the independence fight by the 5 th.
		The thermal springs of Acısu in Aladağ, Tahtalıköy and Kokarpınar in Ceyhan and Alihocalı and Kurttepe that are close to the ADANA city center have the potential of thermal tourism.
		ADANA is the big tourism center with its high potential matching the standart of " four seasons and twelve months of tourism with variety " that has been adopted by us as a country wide policy.
	www.angelfire.com /on/adana2000online/english.html (1940 words)

	Adana Photo Album 2004 - Page 1
		Adana is the fourth largest city of Turkey, after Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir and has a population of over 2 million.
		Adana's wealth led to a rapid and chaotic growth and nearly all of the old neighbourhoods have been demolished.
		Adana's most prominent monument is the Sabancı Merkez Camii, an enormous beatiful new six-minareted mosque whose white marble reflection sparkles in the Seyhan river.
	www.anatolia.luwo.be /Adana.htm (281 words)

	Adana Demirspor HISTORY...
		Adana Demirspor were the Cukurova League Champions during 1942-53 and took part in the second phase of the games.
		Adana Demirspor played in the First Division for 10 succesive years and were relegated to Division Two in 1983-84 season.
		Adana Demirspor went up and down until 1998-99 Season, when they were hoping for promotion to the First Division at the start of the games.
	www.mavilacivert.com /history,aboutads_en.html (576 words)

	Melbourne Museum of Printing - The Adana Printing Press
		Occupational Therapy is a profession which makes use of Adana printing presses in programs designed to provide an interesting activity for people recovering from illness or regaining skills after a disability.
		To support their range of presses, Adana also made and/or marketed a range of printing types and ancilliary units like hand-lever guillotines and thermographs.
		Adana were absorbed (around 1990?) by the Caslon group one of whose specialties is thermography.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~typo/collect/prinmach/adanaprs.htm (502 words)

	Adana Türkiye'
		Adana soils, 14.000 Km extends from the Mediterranean shores to the southern skirts of the Taurus mountains.
		Adana is the seventh biggest city of Turkey with a population of 1.693.332.
		Yumurtalık, a southern town of Adana, is the end-point of the pipe-line carrying Iraqi petrol to the Mediterranean sea.
	www.mahzen.8m.com /adanae.html (271 words)

	fDi Magazine: Discover Adana...
		Adana Chamber of Commerce (ATO), one of the oldest NGOs in the city, was founded in 1894 – well before Atatürk founded modern Turkey – to regulate and control the cotton trade.
		Adana’s close proximity to the Taurus Mountains to the north, the Mediterranean to the south, Karatepe and other world-renowned historic sites to the east, along with its pleasant climate and reasonable cost of living, a highly trained work force, and trade-oriented business culture make it a pleasant and an exciting place to settle down.
		Adana is a city of 2 million people, where you can run errands around town in the middle of the day, have a delicious kebap meal and still return home within a couple of hours.
	www.fdimagazine.com /news/fullstory.php/aid/1552/Discover_Adana....html (1141 words)

	Adana - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Adana, formerly Seyhan, city in southern Turkey, capital of Adana Province, on the Seyhan River, near the Mediterranean Sea.
		Dominating the Mediterranean coast are the western and main ranges of the Taurus Mountains, which tower over the narrow plains along the...
		Tarsus (city) (ancient Cydnus), city in southern Turkey, on the Tarsus River, near Adana and also near the Mediterranean Sea.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Adana.html (84 words)

	Museums of Adana, Adana Museums
		Adana Museum was first founded in 1924 in the Cafer Pasha Medrese.
		Objects from the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods are displayed in the garden of the museum together with a nomad tent.
		Among the sarcophagi at the Adana Museum, Akileus Sarcophagus is especially worth mentioning.
	www.istanbulportal.com /istanbulportal/Adana.aspx (556 words)

	Recipe: Adana Kebab (Turkey)
		Adana is a city in southeastern Turkey in the middle of the fertile Cilician (Çukurova) Plain.
		The cuisine of Adana has some influence from nearby Syria, but its most famous contribution to Turkish cuisine is the Adana kebab or köfte, a spicy hot mixture of ground lamb that is grilled.
		Adana's interest in spicy foods might have a medieval origin for in the time of Marco Polo the nearby port of Ayas was an important transhipment place for Asiatic spices and wares; the Venetians, perpetually mesmerized by spices, even had a bailo (consul) there.
	www.cliffordawright.com /recipes/adana.html (412 words)

	Adana Turkey Free Travel Guide and Information
		Adana dates back to 6000 B.C., during the time of antiquity, Adana and the region around it was called Cilicia, it became the homeland, in turn, for Phoenicians, Assyrians, Hittites, Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Abbasies, Seljuks and Ottomans.
		The Adana Ethnography Museum is in the center of Adana, in the Kuruköprü district.
		Adana Ataturk Museum is a house of masonry and timber in Tepebað was built in the 19th.
	www.destinationcoupons.com /Turkey/Adana/Reference/sights.html (1630 words)

	Adana, Turkey
		Situated in the middle of the Cukurova Plain (Cilician Plain), Adana is the fourth largest city of Turkey, nestled in the most fertile agricultural area of the whole country which is fed by the lifegiving waters of River Seyhan.
		Adana is also famous for its delicious Adana Kebap.
		Yumurtalik (84 kms from Adana) and Karatas (50 kms from Adana)are the nearest beaches with proper accommodation.
	www.anatolia.com /anatolia/destinations/adana/default.asp (433 words)

	Adana: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		...is an agrarian plain whose main city is Adana population 1.5 million on the Seyhan...Mountains at the Cilician Gates to reach Adana and the Mediterranean port of I skenderun...international airline flights.
		Cukurova University Hospital, in Adana, is the largest health consultation center...last 10 years, from small villages around Adana and the neighboring cities Diyarbakir...
		The consulates in Adana and Istanbul are "not open for public services," but U.S. employees "continue to go to work and do their jobs," State Department...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/adana.jsp?l=A&p=1 (1509 words)

	mymerhaba : Adana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Adana, situated in the most fertile agricultural area of the country, Çukurova (Cilian), is the fourth largest city and fed by Seyhan River.
		The Çamlık Park 30 km southwest of Adana with the variety of animal species, the thermal water springs and the plantation coverage over the Taurus Mountains attracts attention, Göksu River and a snaky course in the Feke area is the center of rafting tourism.
		Adana is a big tourism center with its high potential matching the standard of four seasons and twelve months of tourism".
	www.mymerhaba.com /en/main/content.asp_Q_id_E_19 (651 words)

	Water Technology - Adana Wastewater Treatment Plants - Environmental Management
		The two new wastewater treatment plants at Adana - Turkey's fourth largest city - which became operational in 2004, represent part of a major national programme to enhance the country's infrastructure and improve environmental management.
		The two plants, located on opposing sides of the city and known respectively as Adana West and Adana East, both accept domestic and partially treated industrial effluents, with an average BOD of around 230mg/L. The process train employs a conservative approach, using screening, primary settlement, trickling filters and conventional activated sludge methods.
		Adana Metropolitan Municipality - as the Adana Water and Sewerage Administration - was the project sponsor.
	www.water-technology.net /projects/adana (796 words)

	Adana hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Turkey, by all-hotels.com
		Adana, the city center of the green and fertile lowland on the foot of the mountains...
		Adana the city centre of the green and fertile lowland of the mountains.
		Adana, the pearl of the Mediterranean region, a centre of...
	www.all-hotels.com /europe/turkey/adana_e1.htm (511 words)

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