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'''Ceyhan''' is one of the most populous towns within the [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[Adana Province|province of Adana]] and is an important [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] port. Ceyhan is situated on the [[Ceyhan River]] in the eastern part of the large [[Çukurova]] plain, {{convert|43|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of the city of [[Adana]]. The city takes its name from the Ceyhan River, which is dammed at [[Aslantaş]] to provide flood control and irrigation for the lower river basin around Ceyhan.
==The oil terminals==
Ceyhan's marine transport terminal is the Mediterranean terminus of the [[Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline]] (the "BTC") which brings [[petroleum|crude oil]] from the landlocked [[Caspian Sea]] across [[Azerbaijan]] and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], and entering Turkey in the northeast. The pipeline was completed in May [[2005]]. The terminal contains seven storage tanks, a jetty capable of loading two [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]]s of up to {{DWT|300,000|metric|first=yes}} simultaneously, metering facilities, a [[waste water treatment plant]] and vapor [[incineration]] ("burn-off") facilities.
Ceyhan Terminal is also the destination of [[Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline]] and planned [[Samsun-Ceyhan Pipeline|Samsun-Ceyhan by-pass pipeline]]. In future Ceyhan will be also a natural gas hub for a planned pipeline constructed parallel to the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, and for a planned extension of the [[Blue Stream]] Gas Pipeline to from Samsun to Ceyhan.
Set to become a crossroad in the near future, Ceyhan's significance in political terms is also expected to rise considerably, as stressed during an early [[2006]] [[symposium]] organized by the municipality <ref> [http://ebelediye.ceyhan.bel.tr/sempozyum/ozetler/default.asp From Ceyhun to Ceyhan - Papers presented during the 29 March-1 April 2006 symposium organized by the municipality of Ceyhan] covering the region's culture and ethnography, as well as the broader subjects of the international [[oil industry]], the [[Caucasus]] and the [[Cyprus dispute]]. {{tr}} </ref>.
==Modern city of Ceyhan==
Ceyhan is the most developed and populated town of [[Adana Province]]. Like everywhere else on this coast it is roasting hot in summer. There are a number of restaurants serving the legendary Adana kebab. The river runs through the town center.
==Places of interest==
* The [[caravanserai]] of Kurtkulağı - built in [[1659]] by Hüseyin Paşa, architect Mehmed Ağa.
* [[Yılan kale]] - a castle on a steep rock, built in the 12th cenutry, during the [[Crusades]] to control the Çukurova plain and trade routes east.
* [[Tumlu Kale]] or Dumlukale - another castle.
*[[Sirkeli Höyük]] - built to commemorate a battle here between [[Hittites|Hittite]] emperor [[Muvattali]] and the Egyptian pharoah Rameses.
==See also==
* [[Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline]]
* [[Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline]]
* [[Samsun Ceyhan Pipeline]]; projected
* [[Blue Stream]] Gas Pipeline; projected
* [[Cilicia War]]
* [[Chronology of the Turkish War of Independence]]
==Footnotes==
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