Ceyhan 875130 216612070 2008-06-02T12:37:36Z Kukini 731091 copy edit {{Infobox Settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement--> |settlement_type = Town |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{TUR}} |timezone=[[Eastern European Time|EET]] |utc_offset=+2 |map_caption =Location of {{PAGENAME}} within Turkey. |timezone_DST=[[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] |utc_offset_DST=+3 |official_name = Ceyhan |image_skyline = YilanliKale.jpg | image_caption = Yılanlı Kale (''Castle of Serpents'') near Ceyhan | subdivision_type1=[[Regions of Turkey|Region]]| subdivision_name1 = Mediterranean |subdivision_type2=[[Provinces of Turkey|Province]]| subdivision_name2 = Adana | population_urban = 108602|population_footnotes= |district population| = 178,000 |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = |area_total_km2 = |elevation_m = |pushpin_map =Turkey |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption =Location of Ceyhan |pushpin_mapsize = |latd =37 |latm =2 |latNS =N |longd =35 |longm =49 |longEW =E |postal_code_type=[[Postal code]]| postal_code = 01x xx |area_code = |blank_info = 01|blank_name=[[Turkish car number plates|Licence&nbsp;plate]]| leader_name = |website = http://www.ceyhan.bel.tr |prefecture = http://www.ceyhan.gov.tr }} '''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== {{reflist}} {{Districts of Turkey|provname=Adana|}} [[ar:جيهان]] [[az:Ceyhan]] [[de:Ceyhan]] [[et:Ceyhan]] [[eo:Ceyhan]] [[hr:Ceyhan]] [[nl:Ceyhan (stad)]] [[pl:Ceyhan]] [[ru:Джейхан]] [[fi:Ceyhan]] [[tr:Ceyhan, Adana]] [[diq:Ceyhan (qeza)]]