Adana
central district and city in Adana Province, Turkey
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Summary
Adana is a city[1]. Adana ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,355 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Adana Province[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Seyhan River[5]
- Instance of: large city[6], metropolitan municipality in Turkey[7]
- Official language: Turkish[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Córdoba[9], Skopje[10], Saint Petersburg[11], Livorno[12], Shymkent[13], Sapporo[14], Ulaanbaatar[15], Jeddah[16], Berane[17]
- Postal code: 01000–01999[18]
- Commons category: Adana[19]
- Licence plate code: 01[20]
- Said to be the same as: Antiochia ad Sarum[21]
- Local dialing code: 0322[22]
- Inception: 6000 BC[23]
- Located in/on physical feature: Ադանայի դաշտավայր[24]
- Official website: http://adana.bel.tr/[25], https://www.adana.bel.tr[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Adana[27]
- Commons gallery: Adana[28]
- Population: 69,266[29], 107,450[30], 72,577[31], 100,367[32], 351,655[33], 574,515[34], 916,150[35], 1,033,571[36], 1,130,710[37], 1,366,027[38], 1,392,490[39], 1,636,229[40], 1,717,473[41], 1,747,567[42]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[43], Pauly–Wissowa[44], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[45], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[46], Great dictionary of geographical names[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48], The Catholic Encyclopedia[49], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[50], Armenian question encyclopedia[51]
- Capital of: Beylik of Adana[52], Adana Province[53], Quwê[54]
- Official name: Adana[55]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Adana[56]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Adana[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Adana include Adana kebabı[58] and Adana Şakirpaşa Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Turkey[61], founded in 1937[62].
Why It Matters
Adana has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Adana is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Adana include Adana kebabı[58] and Adana Şakirpaşa Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Turkey[61], founded in 1937[62].