ADANA

The meaning of the name of Adana is very old, but the exact meaning is not known. According to a source of Arab origin, the name of the city comes from Ezene, the grandson of Yazene.
We have about 2 million population of Turkey is the 6th largest city.

The climate is quite hot. Turkey has the most fertile soil. It is of great importance for Christianity. Chromium, iron, manganese, lead and zinc mines are found.

Turkey's largest cotton manufacturing center.

Historical

The history of Adana dates back about 3000 years. The states that have dominated Adana; Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, Alexander the Great, Cilicia pirates, Roman, Byzantine, Abbasid, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Seljuks, Mamluks, Ottoman Empire and Turkey.
Throughout history, you create a witness to bloody wars in this geography. Its strategic importance, its presence on the Istanbul-Jerusalem road, its inability to share its fertile lands, and its proximity to the religious center of Christianity, Hatay are some of the reasons for these wars. The recent invasion of France by cotton production indicates that the struggle is not over.
Today, in 1952, a military base was established in Adana. Its location and strategic importance are great. America, the Iraq war from this center was conducted. Millions of Iraqi soldiers and Iraqis were killed by planes from here.