Osmaniye_Province

Osmaniye Province

Osmaniye Province

Province in Turkey

Osmaniye Province (Turkish: Osmaniye ili) is a province in south-central Turkey. It was named Cebel-i Bereket (lit. 'Fertile Mountain') in the early republic until 1933, when it was incorporated into Adana Province. It was made a province again in 1996.[2][3] Its area is 3,320 km2,[4] and its population is 559,405 (2022).[1] The province is situated in Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region. The capital of the province is Osmaniye. Other major towns include Kadirli and Düziçi.

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Geography

Köppen map of Osmaniye Province and surrounding regions:[6]
  •   Csa
  •   Csb
  •   Dsa
  •   Dsb

Osmaniye Province is mainly under hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to Köppen climate classification system.

Districts

Osmaniye districts

Osmaniye province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):[7]

Historical sites and ruins

Notable people

Festivals

  • Karakucak Wrestling Festival - Kadirli (25–26 May)
  • Ancient city of Hierapolis Castabala in Osmaniye
  • Karatepe historic site
  • A view from the city of Osmaniye
  • A flowering plant of Nerium oleander in Kesmeburun
  • Corn field and irrigation canal

See also

Çukurova

References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    Kanun No. 4200, Resmî Gazete, 28 October 1996.
  3. [3]
    "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 69. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. [4]
    "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ↑
    "Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution". Nature Scientific Data. DOI:10.1038/sdata.2018.214.
  6. [6]
    "Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution". Nature Scientific Data. DOI:10.1038/sdata.2018.214.
  7. [7]
    İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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