Samandağ

Coordinates: 36°05′06″N 35°58′50″E / 36.08500°N 35.98056°E / 36.08500; 35.98056
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Samandağ
District and municipality
Map showing Samandağ District in Hatay Province
Map showing Samandağ District in Hatay Province
Samandağ is located in Turkey
Samandağ
Samandağ
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°05′06″N 35°58′50″E / 36.08500°N 35.98056°E / 36.08500; 35.98056
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHatay
Government
 • MayorRefik Eryılmaz (CHP)
Area
384 km2 (148 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
165,494
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
31800
Area code0326
Websitewww.samandag.bel.tr

Samandağ, formerly known as Süveydiye (

powerful earthquakes
.

Etymology

Samandağ was formerly known as Süveydiye, Yukarı Alevışık and Levşiye. It was officially named Samandağ (Seman Dağ, Turkish for Jabal Sem'an: St. Simeon Mountain[4]) in 1948. In Armenian, it was known as Svetia (Սվեդիա).

History

Samandağ lies near the site of the ancient

Hellenistic and Roman eras, the port of Antioch
. However, it was subject to silting and an earthquake in 526 finally completed its demise as a port.

During the 6th century, Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger lived on Saman Dağı, a nearby mountain that is also known in Christian sources as the "Wondrous Mountain" or the "Admirable Mountain."[5]

Samandağ, then called

Crusaders in 1098, to be known as Soudin. The whole area was known as Svediye, where six villages of Armenians were located (Bityas, Kabousiye, Haji Habibly, Kheder Beg, Yoghoun Olouk and Vakif) until 1939, the so called "Referendum", when all the Armenian villagers (over 6000) emigrated to Anjar, Lebanon. Only a small part of Vakif remained and are still in the village, now called Vakıflı
.

Geography

Samandağ itself is a small town, about 22 km (14 mi) from the city of

Caretta caretta
.

Climate

Samandağ has a

hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa).[7]
Summers are hot and dry, with high humidity and very warm nights. Winters are mild and rainy.

Climate data for Samandağ (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0) 		15.8
(60.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		27.9
(82.2) 		30.1
(86.2) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.1
(86.2) 		27.5
(81.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		15.3
(59.5) 		23.3
(73.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2) 		11.5
(52.7) 		14.8
(58.6) 		17.9
(64.2) 		21.5
(70.7) 		24.9
(76.8) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.4
(83.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		16.3
(61.3) 		11.5
(52.7) 		19.5
(67.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6) 		7.8
(46.0) 		10.7
(51.3) 		14.0
(57.2) 		17.9
(64.2) 		22.3
(72.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		23.7
(74.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		8.5
(47.3) 		16.3
(61.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 141.06
(5.55) 		124.18
(4.89) 		95.86
(3.77) 		61.76
(2.43) 		49.4
(1.94) 		23.0
(0.91) 		6.85
(0.27) 		9.37
(0.37) 		65.26
(2.57) 		80.05
(3.15) 		99.13
(3.90) 		166.31
(6.55) 		922.23
(36.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.8 9.8 8.6 6.0 4.0 2.3 1.6 1.6 4.2 5.4 5.7 10.0 70.0
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		70.5 68.8 69.9 72.7 75.4 77.8 78.9 77.7 72.4 65.8 62.1 69.5 71.8
Source: NOAA[8]

Composition

There are 42

neighbourhoods in Samandağ District:[9]

Population

The vast majority of the population is composed of

Antiochian Greek Orthodox Christian communities in the district, with around 2,000 people.[citation needed] The village of Vakıflı is Turkey's only remaining rural Armenian
community with 103 inhabitants (2022).

Local politics

Politically Samandağ is traditionally left-leaning. In the

ilçe with 34.20% of the votes (the CHP candidate got 31.77%, the AKP one 14.07%) he was then the sole victorious ÖDP candidate in the entire republic.[10] In September 2013, he joined the CHP under which banner he successfully contested the next 2014 local elections.[11] In the local elections in March 2019 Refik Eryılmaz was elected Mayor for the Republican People's Party (CHP).[12] The current District Governor is Murat Kütük.[13]

Places of interest

  • Inside view of the Vespasian Tunnel
    Inside view of the Vespasian Tunnel
  • Exit of the Vespasian Tunnel
    Exit of the Vespasian Tunnel
  • Monastery of St Simeon Stylites the Younger
    Monastery of St Simeon Stylites the Younger

See also

References

  1. ^
    TÜİK
    . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Oltean, Daniel (2022). "From the Monastery of the Theotokos tou Roudiou to Simanaklay?: Greek and Armenian monks in a Changing World". Dumbarton Oaks Papers. 76: 101–116.
  5. OCLC 938434170.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  6. ISBN 9780754651970
    . Retrieved 22 September 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
  8. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Samandağ". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ^ (in Turkish) "Hatay Samandağ İlçesi - Adayların Oy Dağılımı" (Electoral results of the 2009 local election), Hürriyet, 2009
  11. ^ (in Turkish) "Kılıçdaroğlu Mithat Nehir'e rozeti taktı", Akşam, 22 September 2013
  12. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-03-12). "Hatay Samandağ Seçim Sonuçları – Samandağ Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  13. ^ "Kaymakam Murat Kütük". www.samandag.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  14. ^ Kalkan, Ersin (2005-07-31). "Türkiye'nin tek Ermeni köyü Vakıflı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  15. ISBN 978-1-74104-556-7
    . Vakifli.

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