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Saimbeyli, historically known as Hadjin (), is a town and district of Adana Province in present-day Turkey. Its area is 989 km2, and its population is 13,621 (2022). The town is located at the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia region, 157 km north of the city of Adana.

Key facts

Turkey place.type
metro district
Turkey place.name
Saimbeyli
Turkey place.other_name
Hadjin • Հաճն
Turkey place.image_skyline
Saimbeyli, Adana 07.JPG
Turkey place.image_caption
Partial view of the town
Turkey place.image_map
Adana location Saimbeyli.svg
Turkey place.map_caption
Map showing Saimbeyli District in Adana Province
Turkey place.province
Adana
Turkey place.leader_party
AK Party
Turkey place.leader_name
Mahmut Dal
Turkey place.area_total_km2
989
Turkey place.elevation_m
1050
Turkey place.population_total
13621
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.postal_code
01740
Turkey place.area_code
0322

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History and monuments
  • Population
  • Composition
  • Places of interest
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Saimbeyli, historically known as Hadjin (), is a town and district of Adana Province in present-day Turkey. Its area is 989 km2, and its population is 13,621 (2022). The town is located at the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia region, 157 km north of the city of Adana.

Saimbeyli is perched in a valley between the forested mountains of Dibek and Bakir. There is a pass through the mountains from here to Kayseri and the valley is watered by mountain streams.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saimbeyli district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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