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'''Adıyaman''' ({{lang-ku|Semsûr}}<ref>{{cite book |author1=Ofra Bengio |title=Kurdish Awakening: Nation Building in a Fragmented Homeland |date=2014 |page=136}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Adem Avcıkıran |title=Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî |date=2009 |page=56 |url=http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf |access-date=17 December 2019 |language=tr, ku}}</ref>) is a city in southeastern [[Turkey]], and the capital of the [[Adiyaman Province|Adıyaman Province]]. |
'''Adıyaman''' ({{lang-ku|Semsûr}}<ref>{{cite book |author1=Ofra Bengio |title=Kurdish Awakening: Nation Building in a Fragmented Homeland |date=2014 |page=136}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Adem Avcıkıran |title=Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî |date=2009 |page=56 |url=http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf |access-date=17 December 2019 |language=tr, ku}}</ref>) is a city in southeastern [[Turkey]], and the capital of the [[Adiyaman Province|Adıyaman Province]]. |
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==Etymology== |
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The likely origin of the modern Turkish name is the bad reputation that the province enjoyed due to difficult terrain and widespread banditry, hence "adı yaman", which can also translate as "(the place) which has a bad name (reputation)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nisanyanmap.com/?y=ad%C4%B1yaman&t=ad%C4%B1yaman&lv=1&srt=x&u=1&ua=0|title=adıyaman / adıyaman - Index Anatolicus|website=nisanyanmap.com|access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref> In 1926, this term was adopted as the official name of the city. Although the word ''yaman'' had very negative connotations in Ottoman Turkish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nisanyansozluk.com/?k=yaman&x=0&y=0|title=yaman|website=www.nisanyansozluk.com|access-date=24 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424144122/http://www.nisanyansozluk.com/?k=yaman&x=0&y=0|archive-date=24 April 2018}}</ref>[[File:Perre (5000377659).jpg|thumbnail|Ruins of Perre]] |
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[[File:Yenipinar Mosque 02.jpg|thumb|Yenipinar Mosque]] |
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==Places of interest== |
==Places of interest== |
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[[File:Mount Nemrut (3).JPG|thumbnail|Mount Nemrut]] |
[[File:Mount Nemrut (3).JPG|thumbnail|Mount Nemrut]] |
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Revision as of 19:43, 19 April 2021
Adıyaman | |
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 Atatürk Boulevard in Adiyaman | |
  Adıyaman | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′50″N 38°16′40″E / 37.76389°N 38.27778°E | |
| Land |  Türkei |
| Province | Adıyaman |
| Regierung | |
| • Mayor | Süleyman Kılınç (AKP) |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,679.21 km2 (648.35 sq mi) |
| Population (
2012)
[2] | |
| • Urban | 217,463 |
| • District | 273,820 |
| Website | www.adiyaman.bel.tr |
Adıyaman (Kurdish: Semsûr[3][4]) is a city in southeastern Turkey, and the capital of the Adıyaman Province.
Places of interest
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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.[5][6] It was renovated and reopened in 2012.[7]
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.
| Climate data for Adıyaman (1950 - 2014) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.7 (105.3) |
45.3 (113.5) |
44.2 (111.6) |
40.3 (104.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
45.3 (113.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| 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) | 133.7 (5.26) |
101.2 (3.98) |
88.3 (3.48) |
65.7 (2.59) |
42.0 (1.65) |
7.6 (0.30) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.7 (0.03) |
5.3 (0.21) |
45.5 (1.79) |
76.3 (3.00) |
137.7 (5.42) |
705 (27.75) |
| Average precipitation days | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 87.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 7.8 |
| Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service[8] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ Ofra Bengio (2014). Kurdish Awakening: Nation Building in a Fragmented Homeland. p. 136.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Mor Malki Ürek". soc-wus.org. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ location of building-37.757316, 38.273478
- ^ "Mor Petrus-Mor Paulus Kilise'si restore edilerek ibadete açıldı! - 10-12-2012". emlakkulisi.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Meteoroloji" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adıyaman.
- Further tourist information is available at the Southeastern Anatolian Promotion Project site.
- All About Turkey
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