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Exploring Adana Turkey

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I've lived in Adana, Turkey since September 2004. In my time here, I've learned what it means to be a foreigner and guest in another country. I've also learned to call this place my home. This lens exists to help visitors or newcomers enjoy some of the things I've discovered, and to put them on the path to further discovery.

About Adana

Adana is the capital of Adana Province. According to 2000 census, it is the fifth most populous city of Turkey (after Bursa), with 1,130,710 inhabitants. The 2006 estimate for its population is 1,271,894.

One of the largest and most dynamic cities in Turkey and situated at about nineteen miles from the sea, Adana derives its importance from its location as the gateway to the Cilician plain, now known as Cukarova plain, a large flat stretch of fertile land, possibly the most productive in this part of the world, on the east side of the Tarsus Mountains.

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 chief industries in the city are textile manufacturing, tanning, and the processing of wool. The city is also famous for its cuisine, namely the Adana Kebab and Salgam, a local variety of turnip juice.

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adana

Sights found in Adana's city limits

All of these are pictures are sights you can find right here in Adana. Whether you're in the oldest part of town, the newly built parks, the largest mosque in the Middle East, or the shopping mall, you should always have things to see in ADANA
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My other sites about life in Turkey

The Foreign Perspective
300+ posts about life in Adana from a Foreign Perspective.
Books About Turkey
Educate yourself about Turkey. This site lists the best books I've read about Turkey so far. You can find anything from locally inspired novels to a biography of Ataturk there.

Others sites offering info about Adana/Turkey

There's not much on the web about Adana, that's why I'm trying to provide at least some information for others. Check out what's available.

My Merhaba (Adana)
My Merhaba is the type of site I'd like to develop for Adana! One for foreigners and one for Turks. This is their info about Adana, but check out the rest of their site. Bol Bol info for foreigners in Turkey.
The City of Adana's website
The city of Adana's attempt at promoting itself to foreign tourism.... you judge for yourself
Cukarova University's Site
This is the site the university uses to introduce Adana to foreign students
a turkish version of my dream
This is the best attempt I can find to provide an on-line information system for Adana's Turkish visitors. It's basic. I hope to do much better.
Wikipedia's Adana site
An Encylopedia entry on Adana. Very Comprehensive.

Where is Adana, Turkey?

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