Karataş
Sign in to saveKarataş (Turkish for black stone) is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 862 km2, and its population is 23,499 (2022). The town itself has 10,293 inhabitants. 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.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Karataş
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Port of Karataş 03.jpg
- Turkey place.image_map
- Adana location Karataş.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Karataş District in Adana Province
- Turkey place.province
- Adana
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Ali Bedrettin Karataş
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 862
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 10
- Turkey place.population_total
- 23499
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 01900
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0322
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Iron Age
- Assyrian period
- Hellenstic period
- Roman period and later
- Composition
- Climate
- Places of interest
- Karataş today
- References
- External links
Karataş (Turkish for black stone) is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 862 km2, and its population is 23,499 (2022). The town itself has 10,293 inhabitants. 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==