Cilicia - Anazarbus, Adana, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Tarsus, Mersin, Caphtor, Nerses Balients, Cilician Pirates, Tepeba (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Anazarbus, Adana, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Tarsus, Mersin, Caphtor, Nerses Balients, Cilician pirates, Tepeba, Archelaus of Cilicia, Mallus, Adata, Corycus, Mopsuestia, Cilician Gates, Ceyhan River, Issus, Antiochia ad Cragum, Claudiopolis, Sis, Ali al-Armani, Anemurium, Antiochia ad Taurum, Epiphania, Cilicia, Cyinda, Doron, Arsinoe, Antiochia ad Pyramum, Amouda, Antiochia Lamotis, Dorieium, Darieium, Limonlu Cay, Castabala, Papurius, Cragus, Pinara, Mount Cragus, Lycus, Dytilaos, Tetrarch of the Tectosagii. Excerpt: Adana is a city in Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean Sea, in south-central Anatolia. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province and has a population of almost 1.6 million, making it the fifth most populous city in Turkey. Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area, with a population of 2.87 million, stretches over 100 kilometres from east to west and 25 kilometres from north to south; encompassing the cities of Mersin, Tarsus, Adana and Ceyhan. It is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Turkey and one of the country's leading centres of commerce and culture. Adana lies in the heart of Cukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay. Home to 5.62 million people, the region is mostly a large stretch of flat, fertile land being among the most agriculturally productive areas of the world. According to numerous sources, the name Adana is derived from the Hittite Adaniya of Kizzuwatna, while others assert that it is related to the legendary character Danaus, or to the Danaoi, a mythological Greek tribe who came from Egypt and established themselves in the Greek city Argos.The earlier Egyptian texts for a country Danaja are ins...