Cities of Turkey on River - Adana, Diyarbak R, Tarsus, Antakya, Eski Ehir, Sivas, Silifke, Amasya, Bafra, Adapazar, Ceyhan, K R Kkale (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 100. Not illustrated. Chapters: Adana, Diyarbak r, Tarsus, Antakya, Eski ehir, Sivas, Silifke, Amasya, Bafra, Adapazar, Ceyhan, K r kkale. Excerpt: Adana - Aerial view of northern Adana and the Seyhan ReservoirAccording to numerous sources, the name Adana is derived from the Hittite Adaniya of Kizzuwatna, while others contend that it is related to the legendary character Danaus, or to the Danaoi (Achaeans), a mythological Greek tribe. In the Iliad of Homer, the city is called Adana. In Hellenistic times, it was known as Antiochia in Cilicia (Greek: ) or Antiochia ad Sarum (Greek: "Antiochia on the Sarus"). The editors of The Helsinki Atlas tentatively identify Adana as Quwe (as contained in cuneiform tablets), the Neo-Assyrian capital of Quwe province. The name also appears as Coa, and may be the place referred to in the Bible, where King Solomon obtained horses. (I Kings 10:28; II Chron. 1:16). The Armenian name of the city is Atana or Adana. According to an ancient Greco-Roman legend, the name has its origins in Adanus and Sarus, the two sons of Uranus, who came to a place near the Seyhan (Sarus) River, where they built Adana. An older legend relates the city's name to Adad (also known as Tesup or Ishkur), the Thunder God in the Akkadian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite mythologies, who was believed to live in the nearby forest, and whose name was given to the region. The Hittites' names and writings have been found in the area, evidencing this possibility. The theory goes that since the Thunder God brought so much rain and this rain in turn brought such great abundance in this particular region, this god was loved and respected by its inhabitants and, in his honor, the region was called the "Uru Adaniyya;" in other words "The Region of Ada." Adana's name has had many different versions over the centuries: Adanos...