Karataş
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 Karataş |
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| Region | Mediterranean Region, Turkey |
| Province | Adana Province |
| Population | 9,000 NA (2000) |
| Area | 922 km² |
| Coordinates | NA |
| Licence plate code | 01 |
Karataş is a district of Adana Province, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, 47km from the city of Adana, between to rivers of Seyhan and Ceyhan. The town of Karataş has a population of 9,000 (in 2004), with another 23,000 living in surrounding villages. Area 922km2.
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[edit] History
The area has been inhabited from at least Hittite times and probably earlier. It was later part of the Assyrian province of Quwê (Que). By the time of the Greeks there was a port here supplying an important military and trading route through Cilicia, and also providing access to the sea for the towns along the Ceyhan River. The Greeks knew the city as Megarsos; the Romans as Megarsus.
The port was later conquered by the Arab armies during the growth of Islam and then by the Ottomans in 1517.
Karataş was occupied by French troops during World War I.
[edit] Places of interest
- The ruins of churches, caravanserai, and an ampitheatre. However the ancient monuments are not being properly researched or preserved.
- The inlet of Akyatan is a breeding ground for many birds and the sea turtles Caretta Caretta and Chelonia Mydas
[edit] Karataş today
Today Karataş is known for its fishing industry and as a place that Adana's working class can easily reach to relax on the beach. But there is also rich farmland behind the coast where cotton, watermelons, melons and other crops are grown.
The footballer Hasan Şaş is from Karataş and has a street named after in thanks for his excellent performance for the Turkish national team in the 2002 World Cup.
[edit] References
 Karataş in Adana Province (in the Mediterranean region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Adana - (Karaisalı - Seyhan - Yüreğir) |    |
| Rural districts | Aladağ - Ceyhan - Feke - İmamoğlu - Karataş - Kozan - Pozantı - Saimbeyli - Tufanbeyli - Yumurtalık | |
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| Mediterranean Sea | ||
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