Ceyhan
Ceyhan | |
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Town | |
| Yılanlı Kale (Castle of Serpents) near Ceyhan Yılanlı Kale (Castle of Serpents) near Ceyhan | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Mediterranean |
| Province | Adana |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 108,602 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 01x xx |
| Licence plate | 01 |
| Website | http://www.ceyhan.bel.tr |
Ceyhan is one of the most populous towns within the Turkish province of Adana and is an important Mediterranean port. Ceyhan is situated on the Ceyhan River in the eastern part of the large Çukurova plain, 43 km (27 mi) 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 crude oil from the landlocked Caspian Sea across Azerbaijan and 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 tankers of up to 300,000 t DWT DWT uses unsupported parameter (help) 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 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 [1].
Modern city of Ceyhan
Ceyhan is the most developed and populated town of Adana Province after Seyhan. 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 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
- ^ 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. Template:Tr
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