Aladag
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Aladağ, formerly Karsantı, is a small city and a district in Adana Province
, Turkey
about 100 km north of the city of Adana
, up in the mountains. This is an undeveloped area, the people live from agriculture and forestry. People from the Çukurova
retreat up here in the summer to escape the heat on the plain, although it's too high up for a day trip.
The Aladağlar mountains are an eastern extension of the Taurus Mountains
. These high mountains are a popular area for climbing, usually accessed from the north through the town of Niğde
. The town of Aladağ sits on their southern side, accessed by road up from Adana. There is no pass through the mountains.
Adana Province
Adana Province is a province of Turkey located in south-central Anatolia. With a population of 2,085,225, it is the fifth most populous province in Turkey. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 78% of the residents of the province...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
about 100 km north of the city of Adana
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
, up in the mountains. This is an undeveloped area, the people live from agriculture and forestry. People from the Çukurova
Çukurova
Çukurova , historically known as Cilicia, is a geographic, economic and cultural region in south-central Turkey, covering the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay...
retreat up here in the summer to escape the heat on the plain, although it's too high up for a day trip.
The Aladağlar mountains are an eastern extension of the Taurus Mountains
Taurus Mountains
Taurus Mountains are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, dividing the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the east...
. These high mountains are a popular area for climbing, usually accessed from the north through the town of Niğde
Nigde
Niğde is a small city and the capital of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is 109,724 per the 2010 statistics...
. The town of Aladağ sits on their southern side, accessed by road up from Adana. There is no pass through the mountains.