Aladağ, formerly Karsantı, is a municipality and
district
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of
Adana Province
Adana Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey located in central Cilicia. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 78.25% of the r ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 1,340 km
2, and its population is 15,897 (2022).
It is about 100 km north of the city of
Adana
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, up in the mountains. This is an undeveloped area, the people live from agriculture and forestry. People from the
Çukurova
Çukurova (), or the Cilician Plain (''Cilicia Pedias'' in antiquity), is a large fertile plain in the Cilicia region of southern Anatolia. The plain covers the easternmost areas of Mersin Province, southern and central Adana Province, western Os ...
retreat up here in the summer to escape the heat on the plain, although it's too high up for a day trip.
The
Aladağlar
The Anti-Taurus Mountains (from ) or Aladaglar are a mountain range in southern and eastern Turkey, curving northeast from the Taurus Mountains.
At , Mount Erciyes ( Turkish: Erciyes Dağı) is the highest peak not just in the range but in ce ...
mountains are an eastern extension of the
Taurus Mountains
The Taurus Mountains (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar,'' Greek language, Greek'':'' Ταύρος) are a mountain range, mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coastal reg ...
. These high mountains are a popular area for climbing, usually accessed from the north through the town of
Niğde
Niğde (; ; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and is located in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Niğde Province and Niğde District.[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, also known as Cilician Armenia, Lesser Armenia, Little Armenia or New Armenia, and formerly known as the Armenian Principality of Cilicia, was an Armenian state formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian ...]
. This fortress has three baileys, an array of rounded towers, and a ceremonial hall whose decorations included carved capitals.
The fortification was surveyed in 1974 and 1979.
Composition
There are 31
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Aladağ District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
* Akören
* Akpınar
* Başpınar
* Boztahta
* Büyüksofulu
* Ceritler
* Darılık
* Dayılar
* Dölekli
* Ebrişim
Ebrişim is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Aladağ, Adana Province, Turkey
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* Eğner
* Gerdibi
* Gireğiyeniköy
* Gökçe
Gökçe is a common unisex Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Gökçe" means sky blue, brave, flamboyant person.
People Given name
* Gökçe (singer) (born 1979), full name Gökçe Dinçer, Turkish pop singer
* Gökçe Akyıldız (born 1992), T ...
* Kabasakal
* Karahan
* Kıcak
* Kışlak
Kışlak is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Yayladağı, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 898 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde'').
Distance to Yayladağı is and to Antakya (administra ...
* Kızıldam
* Kökez
* Köprücük
* Küp
Küp is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Aladağ, Adana Province, Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace ...
* Madenli
* Mansurlu
* Mazılık
* Posyağbasan
Posyağbasan is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Aladağ, Adana Province, Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called Eas ...
* Sinanpaşa
* Topallı
* Uzunkuyu
* Yetimli
Yetimli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Aladağ, Adana Province, Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thr ...
* Yüksekören
References
External links
*
District governor's official website
*
District municipality's official website
Miscellaneous images of Aladağ
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Populated places in Adana Province
Districts of Adana Province
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