Dörtyol
Dörtyol | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
 Map showing Dörtyol District in Hatay Province | |
  Dörtyol Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′34″N 36°13′28″E / 36.84278°N 36.22444°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hatay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fadıl Keskin (MHP) |
| Area | 342 km2 (132 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 128,941 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 31600 |
| Area code | 0326 |
| Website | www |
Dörtyol, historically Chok Merzimen (
Gulf of İskenderun
.
Geography
The name Dörtyol means "crossroads" (literally "four roads") in
citrus fruits, especially a local variety of tangerines
.
Climate
Dörtyol has a
with very hot, humid, and somewhat dry summers, and mild, wet winters.| Climate data for Dörtyol (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105.15 (4.14) |
106.97 (4.21) |
104.74 (4.12) |
87.89 (3.46) |
59.19 (2.33) |
53.35 (2.10) |
29.21 (1.15) |
36.23 (1.43) |
75.25 (2.96) |
90.26 (3.55) |
85.87 (3.38) |
113.01 (4.45) |
947.12 (37.29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 76.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
60.9 | 58.6 | 58.8 | 60.8 | 61.2 | 62.2 | 64.6 | 62.6 | 57.3 | 54.3 | 55.0 | 61.4 | 59.8 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
History
This crossroads has seen the passage of numerous armies and some of the biggest military campaigns in history, including the Battle of Issus between Alexander the Great and Darius in 333 BC.
Approximately 8000
.Dörtyol is remembered in
Republic of Hatay, but instead functioned as a Turkish district added to Hatay when the province was brought into the Turkish Republic
in 1939.
Dörtyol was heavily damaged by
powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks.[7]
Composition
There are 15
neighbourhoods in Dörtyol District:[8]
Demographics
History
According to travellers Carl Humann and Otto Puchstein, during the 19th century, the town of Chok Merzimen was exclusively inhabited by Armenians with 300 homes.[9]
Popular culture
The town is mentioned in The Forty Days of Musa Dagh.[10]
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Dörtyol". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան - Դորթյոլ". nayiri.com (in Armenian). Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ "Hatay'da ağır yıkımın bilançosu..." [The result of the heavy destruction in Hatay...] (in Turkish). Iskenderun.org. 2023-04-08.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Humann, Carl; Puchstein, Otto (1890). Reisen in Kleinasien und Nordsyrien. Verlag nicht ermittelbar. p. 161.
Tschok-merzimen 300 ausschliesslich armenische(...)
- ^ Werfel, Franz (1935). The Forty Days of Musa Dagh. New York: The Viking Press. p. 245-246.
External links
- Photos of Dörtyol Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Dortyol Guide