Karataş
Karataş | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Karataş District in Adana Province | |
  Karataş Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°33′45″N 35°22′49″E / 36.56250°N 35.38028°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Adana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Necip Topuz (MHP) |
| Area | 862 km2 (333 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 23,499 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 01900 |
| Area code | 0322 |
| Website | www |
Karataş (Turkish for black stone) is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 862 km2,[3] and its population is 23,499 (2022).[1] The town itself has 10,293 inhabitants.[4] It is on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, 47 km from the city of Adana, between the rivers Seyhan and Ceyhan, the Pyramos of Antiquity.
History
The area has been inhabited from at least
The Romans rendered Magarsos 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.
Composition
There are 43
- Adalı
- Ataköy
- Bahçe
- Bebeli
- Çağşırlı
- Çakırören
- Çavuşlu
- Çimeli
- Çukurkamış
- Damlapınar
- Develiören
- Dolaplı
- Gölyaka
- Hacıhasan
- Hasırağacı
- Helvacı
- İnnaplıhüyüğü
- İsahacılı
- Kapı
- Karagöçer
- Karataş
- Karşıyaka
- Kemaliye
- Kesik
- Kiremitli
- Kırhasan
- Kızıltahta
- Konaklı
- Meletmez
- Orta
- Oymaklı
- Sarımsaklı
- Sirkenli
- Tabaklar
- Terliksiz
- Topraklı
- Tuzkuyusu
- Tuzla
- Yassıören
- Yemişli
- Yeni
- Yenimurat
- Yüzbaşı
Climate
Karataş has a
with hot, muggy, yet virtually rainless summers, and mild, rainy winters.| Climate data for Karataş (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 135.1 (5.32) |
116.83 (4.60) |
62.94 (2.48) |
38.59 (1.52) |
33.93 (1.34) |
12.11 (0.48) |
4.77 (0.19) |
4.52 (0.18) |
19.7 (0.78) |
50.81 (2.00) |
111.95 (4.41) |
187.4 (7.38) |
778.65 (30.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.0 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 58.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
63.1 | 63.3 | 64.9 | 68.5 | 70.3 | 72.3 | 73.7 | 71.8 | 65.3 | 59.6 | 56.5 | 63.0 | 66.1 |
| Source: NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
Places of interest
- The ruins of churches, caravanserai, and an amphitheatre. However the ancient monuments remain to date in lack of proper research or preservation.
- The inlet of Caretta caretta. Karataş is particularly important for the latter, which is an endangered species that lays eggs primarily in Akyatan, another beach in neighboring Yumurtalık district and İztuzu Beach in Dalyanin southwestern Turkey.
Karataş today
Today Karataş is known for its fishing industry and as a place that Adana's inhabitants can easily access to relax on the beach. There are also rich farmlands behind the coast where cotton, watermelons, melons and other crops are grown.
The well-known footballer
Brussels-based painter Nazife Can is also from Karataş.
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Karataş". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Arthur Houghton, "The Seleucid mint of Mallus and the cult figure of Athena Magarsia", inA, Houghton, S. Hester et al. (eds.) Festschrift für /Studies in Honour of Leo Miildenburg1984 :99-110. 1984:99-110, noted by Fox 2008.
- ^ Fox, Travelling Heroes in the Epic Age of Homer, 2008:82f.
- ^ The monument to his land victory, Robin Lane Fox observes, was at Anchiale,
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 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 — Karataş". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
External links
- District governorate's official website (in Turkish)