Defne is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Hatay Province
Hatay Province (, ) is the southernmost province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is , and its population is 1,686,043 (2022). It is situated mostly outside Anatolia, along the eastern coast of the Levantine Sea. The 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 in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 155 km
2, and its population is 165,494 (2022).
The district Defne was created in 2013 from parts of the former central district of Hatay and the district of
SamandaÄŸ
Samandağ, formerly known as Süveydiye (), is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 384 km2, and its population is 123,447 (2022). It lies at the mouth of the Asi River on the Mediterranean coast, near Turkey's ...
. It covers the southwestern part of the agglomeration of
Antakya
Antakya (), Turkish form of Antioch, is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is . Prior to the devastating 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, 2023 earthquakes, its population was recorded ...
and the adjacent countryside.
Defne was heavily damaged by
powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks.
The municipality of Defne was named after the Greek mythological figure of
Daphne
Daphne (; ; , , ), a figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater.
There are several versions of the myth in which she appears, but t ...
. Tourist sites in Defne include the Harbiye Hydro Park and Harbiye Waterfall, as well as the historic site of
St Simeon's Monastery.
Composition
There are 37
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 Defne District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* Akdeniz
* Aknehir
* Armutlu
* Aşağıokçular
* Bahçeköy
* Balıklıdere
* Ballıöz
* Bostancık
* Büyükçat
* Çardaklı
* Çekmece
Çekmece is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Defne, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 40,226 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde
Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "larg ...
* Çınarlı
* Çökek
* DeÄŸirmenyolu
* Döver
* Dursunlu
* Elektrik
* Gümüşgöze
* Güneysöğüt
* Hancağız
* Harbiye
* Hüseyinli
* Karşıyaka
* Koçören
* Meydancık
* Orhanlı
* Özbek
* Samankaya
* Sinanlı
* Subaşı
* Sümerler
* Tavla
* Toygarlı
* Turunçlu
* Ãœzengili
* Yeniçağ
* Yeşilpınar
References
Districts of Hatay Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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