Ceyhan
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| Coordinates: 37°2′N 35°49′E / 37.033°N 35.817°E | |
| Kintra |  Turkey |
| Region | Mediterranean |
| Province | Adana |
| Govrenment | |
| - Mayor | Hüseyin Sözlü (MHP) |
| Indwallers (2010) | |
| - Urban | 105,879 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Simmer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 01x xx |
| Licence plate | 01 |
| Wabsteid | http://www.ceyhan.bel.tr |
Ceyhan (pronounced [dʒeːˈhan]) is a ceety in sootheast Turkey an wi 105,000 (2010) inhabitants (150,000 in the metropolitan aurie) it is the seicont lairgest ceety o Adana Province efter the caipital Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastren, Central Asie an Roushie ile an natural gas. It is situatit on the Ceyhan River, frae which it takes its name, in central Çukurova, 43 km (27 mi) east o Adana. The Ceyhan River is dammed at Aslantas tae provide flood control an irrigation for the lawer river basin aroond Ceyhan.
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The ile terminals [edit]
Ceyhan's marine transport terminal is the Mediterranean terminus o the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline (the "BTC") which brings crude ile frae the landlockit Caspian Sea athort Azerbaijan an Georgie, an enterin Turkey in the northeast. The pipeline wis completit in Mey 2005. The terminal contains seiven storage tanks, a jetty capable o loadin twa tankers o up tae Template:DWT simultaneously, meterin facilities, a waste water treatment plant an vapor incineration ("burn-aff") facilities.
Ceyhan Terminal is an aw the destination o Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline an planned Samsun-Ceyhan by-pass pipeline. In futur Ceyhan will be an aw a natural gas hub for a planned pipeline constructit parallel tae the Kirkuk-Ceyhan ile pipeline, an for a planned extension o the Blue Stream Gas Pipeline tae frae Samsun tae Ceyhan.
Set tae become a crossroad in the near futur, Ceyhan's significance in poleetical terms is an aw expectit tae rise considerably, as stressed durin an early 2006 symposium organized bi the municipality.[1]
Modren ceety o Ceyhan [edit]
Ceyhan is the seicont maist developed an populatit ceety o Adana Province efter Adana. Like iverywhaur else on this coast it is roastin hot in simmer. There are a number o restaurants servin the legendary Adana kebab. The river runs through the ceety center.
Places o interest [edit]
- The caravanserai o Kurtkulağı - built in 1659 bi Hüseyin Paşa, airchitect Mehmed Ağa.
- Yılan kale - a castle on a steep rock, built in the 12t century, durin the Crusades tae control the Çukurova plain an trade routes east.
- Tumlu Kale or Dumlukale - anither castle.
- Sirkeli Höyük - built tae commemorate a battle here atween Hittite emperor Muvattali an the Egyptian pharaoh Rameses.
Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns-sister ceeties [edit]
See an aw [edit]
Footnotes [edit]
- ↑ From Ceyhun to Ceyhan - Papers presented during the 29 March-1 April 2006 symposium organized by the municipality of Ceyhan covering the region's culture and ethnography, as well as the broader subjects o the internaitional ile industry, the Caucasus an the Cyprus dispute. (Turkis)
- ↑ Sumqayıt şəhər icra hakimiyyəti. Beynəlxalq Əlaqələr. Retrieved on 29 Dizember 2010. .
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