Adıyaman
Adıyaman | |
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 Atatürk Boulevard in Adiyaman | |
  Adıyaman | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′50″N 38°16′40″E / 37.76389°N 38.27778°ECoordinates: 37°45′50″N 38°16′40″E / 37.76389°N 38.27778°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Adıyaman |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Süleyman Kılınç (AKP) |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,679.21 km2 (648.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 217,463 |
| • District | 273,820 |
| • District density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Website | www.adiyaman.bel.tr |
Adıyaman (Kurdish: Semsûr[3][4]) is a city in southeastern Turkey, and the capital of the Adıyaman Province. Its inhabitants are mostly Kurdish.[5][6][7]
Etymology
An unverified theory[8] is that the former name of the city Hisn-Mansur derives from the name of the Umayyad Emir Mansur ben Djawana who was killed by Al-Mansur in 758.[9] Because of the difficulty among the local Kurds in pronouncing Hisn-Mansur, the corruption Semsûr emerged.[10][11]
The name of the city was changed to Adıyaman in the Republican era, meaning "egregious name" in Turkish. Various unverifiable theories exist for the name.[10]
Ruins of Perre
Yenipinar Mosque
Places of interest
Mount Nemrut
There is some passing tourist trade, the main tourist attraction being Mount Nemrut.
- The caves of Pirin (ancient city of Perre) are 5 km (3 mi). from Adiyaman. These have been used as a burial ground for thousands of years. The sights include the ruins of the city and burial caves carved into the rock.
- The only active church in Adiyaman Province is located here, where it is the center of the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal vicarate of Adiyaman.[12][13] It was renovated and reopened in 2012.[14]
Climate
Adıyaman has a hot summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) under both the Köppen classification, and a dry-hot summer subtropical climate (Csa) under the Trewartha classification, with some continental characteristics. Summers are very hot and very dry. Temperatures often reach 40 °C (104 °F) at the height of summer. The highest recorded temperature was 45.3 °C (113.5 °F) on 30 July 2000. Winters in Adıyaman are cool to cold with heavy precipitation. Due to its inland location and relatively high altitude, frost and snow are common. The lowest recorded temperature was −14.4 °C (6.1 °F) on 24 January 1972.
| hideClimate data for Adıyaman (1991–2020, extremes 1963–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
45.3 (113.5) |
44.5 (112.1) |
42.2 (108.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
45.3 (113.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 140.5 (5.53) |
107.1 (4.22) |
87.3 (3.44) |
61.7 (2.43) |
45.2 (1.78) |
9.4 (0.37) |
1.9 (0.07) |
2.5 (0.10) |
9.2 (0.36) |
48.6 (1.91) |
74.1 (2.92) |
142.0 (5.59) |
729.5 (28.72) |
| Average precipitation days | 12.63 | 11.97 | 11.80 | 11.67 | 9.27 | 3.33 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 2.03 | 7.10 | 8.67 | 11.47 | 91.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 111.6 | 124.3 | 170.5 | 213.0 | 269.7 | 324.0 | 347.2 | 322.4 | 264.0 | 204.6 | 150.0 | 102.3 | 2,603.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 7.1 |
| Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service[15] | |||||||||||||
Neighbourhoods
- Ahmethoca 37°50′N 38°12′E / 37.833°N 38.200°E
- Akdere 37°27′43″N 38°12′59″E / 37.46194°N 38.21639°E
- Akpınar 37°34′26″N 38°13′12″E / 37.57389°N 38.22000°E
- Akyazı 37°30′N 38°18′E / 37.500°N 38.300°E
- Akçalı 37°51′N 38°12′E / 37.850°N 38.200°E
- Akıncılar
- Alibey 37°38′N 38°07′E / 37.633°N 38.117°E
- Ardıçoluk 37°45′N 38°23′E / 37.750°N 38.383°E
- Atakent
- Aydınlar 37°41′N 38°23′E / 37.683°N 38.383°E
- Ağaçkonak 37°54′N 38°18′E / 37.900°N 38.300°E
- Battalhüyük 37°38′N 38°11′E / 37.633°N 38.183°E
- Bağdere 37°45′N 38°12′E / 37.750°N 38.200°E
- Bağlıca 37°56′N 38°17′E / 37.933°N 38.283°E
- Bağpınar 37°35′29″N 38°19′06″E / 37.59139°N 38.31833°E
- Başpınar 37°44′23″N 38°06′45″E / 37.73972°N 38.11250°E
- Bebek 37°31′59″N 38°15′28″E / 37.53306°N 38.25778°E
- Bozhüyük 37°37′N 38°18′E / 37.617°N 38.300°E
- Boztepe 37°43′56″N 38°29′36″E / 37.73222°N 38.49333°E
- Boğazözü 37°51′N 38°25′E / 37.850°N 38.417°E
- Börkenek 37°41′N 38°06′E / 37.683°N 38.100°E
- Büklüm 37°44′41″N 38°07′43″E / 37.74472°N 38.12861°E
- Büyükkavaklı 37°42′07″N 38°15′32″E / 37.70194°N 38.25889°E
- Büyükkırıklı 37°49′06″N 38°09′29″E / 37.81833°N 38.15806°E
- Damdırmaz 37°49′N 38°02′E / 37.817°N 38.033°E
- Dardağan 37°48′2″N 38°9′37″E / 37.80056°N 38.16028°E
- Davuthan 37°44′N 38°05′E / 37.733°N 38.083°E
- Derinsu
- Dişbudak
- Doyran
- Durak
- Durukaynak 37°47′N 38°08′E / 37.783°N 38.133°E
- Ekinci
- Elmacık
- Esence
- Esentepe
- Eskihüsnümansur 37°42′N 38°21′E / 37.700°N 38.350°E
- Gökçay 37°56′N 38°16′E / 37.933°N 38.267°E
- Gölpınar
- Gözebaşı
- Gümüşkaya
- Güneşli
- Güzelyurt
- Hacıhalil
- Hasancık
- Hasankendi
- Karaağaç
- Karagöl
- Karahöyük
- Karakoç
- Kavak
- Kayacık
- Kayaönü
- Kaşköy
- Kemerkaya
- Koruköy
- Kozan
- Koçali 37°55′25″N 38°15′28″E / 37.92361°N 38.25778°E
- Kuyucak 37°51′40″N 38°20′37″E / 37.86111°N 38.34361°E
- Kuşakkaya 37°49′N 38°07′E / 37.817°N 38.117°E
- Kömür 37°52′02″N 38°25′42″E / 37.86722°N 38.42833°E
- Kındırali
- Kızılcahöyük
- Kızılcapınar
- Mestan
- Olgunlar
- Oluklu
- Ormaniçi
- Palanlı
- Payamlı
- Paşamezrası 37°40′N 38°12′E / 37.667°N 38.200°E
- Pınaryayla 37°54′N 38°28′E / 37.900°N 38.467°E
- Rezip 37°52′25″N 38°16′48″E / 37.87361°N 38.28000°E
- Sarıharman
- Sarıkaya
- Taşgedik
- Taşpınar
- Tekpınar
- Toptepe
- Uludam 37°47′N 38°28′E / 37.783°N 38.467°E
- Uzunköy
- Uzunpınar
- Uğurca
- Yarmakaya 37°43′N 38°10′E / 37.717°N 38.167°E
- Yayladamı
- Yaylakonak 37°49′30″N 38°04′49″E / 37.82500°N 38.08028°E
- Yazlık
- Yazıbaşı
- Yazıca
- Yedioluk
- Yenice
- Yenigüven 37°48′N 38°20′E / 37.800°N 38.333°E
- Yeniköy
- Yeşilova
- Yeşiltepe
- Ziyaretpayamlı 37°46′N 38°20′E / 37.767°N 38.333°E
- Çamgazi 37°42′N 38°09′E / 37.700°N 38.150°E
- Çamlıca 37°42′46″N 37°59′31″E / 37.7128°N 37.9919°E
- Çamyurdu
- Çatalağaç
- Çaylı
- Çayırlı
- Çemberlitaş
- Çobandede
- İncebağ 37°41′N 38°26′E / 37.683°N 38.433°E
- İnceler 37°46′30″N 38°25′33″E / 37.77507°N 38.42583°E
- İndere
- Şerefli
See also
References
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