Adana - Nickname (English spelling) Adana

Japanese: アダナ - あだな(英語表記)Adana
Adana - Nickname (English spelling) Adana

A city in the southeastern part of the Asia Minor peninsula in Turkey. The capital of Adana province. It is located in the fertile delta of the Ceyhan and Ceyhan rivers, the Cukuroba plain. With a population of 1,130,710 (2,000), it is the fifth largest city in Turkey. Located in the Cukuroba plain, Turkey's largest cotton-producing region, the city distributes cotton, wheat, citrus fruits, vegetables, and fruits. With electricity supplied from the nearby Ceyhan Dam, industries such as cotton spinning, cottonseed oil, olive oil, and cement have also developed. It is a key point for rail and road transportation, and has an airport, with international flights to Baghdad in Iraq and Nicosia in Cyprus. In ancient times, it was a Roman military base, and after it fell into decline, it was restored in 782 by Harun al-Rashid of the Abbasid dynasty. It became part of the Ottoman Turks in 1515. There are ruins in the city, such as a stone bridge built in the 2nd century. 75 km to the east are the sites of the Battle of Issus, where Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

トルコの小アジア半島南東部にある都市。アダナ県の県都。セイハン川、ジェイハン川のつくった肥沃(ひよく)な三角州、チュクルオバ平原に位置する。人口113万0710(2000)で、トルコ第五の都市である。トルコ最大のワタの産地であるチュクルオバ平原を控え、ワタのほか小麦、柑橘(かんきつ)類、野菜、果実などを集散する。付近のセイハン・ダムからの電力の供給を受け、綿紡織、綿実油、オリーブ油、セメントなどの工業も発達する。鉄道、道路交通の要衝で、空港もあり、イラクのバグダード、キプロスのニコシアへの国際航空便も発着する。古代にはローマ軍の基地が置かれ、その後衰退したが、782年にはアッバース朝のハールーン・アッラシードによって復興した。1515年にオスマン・トルコ領となった。市内には2世紀につくられた石造橋などの遺跡がある。東75キロメートルに、アレクサンドロス大王がペルシアのダリウス3世を破ったイッソスの戦いの跡がある。

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