ADANA  . (1) A vilayet in the S.E. of See also:

• ASIA

Asia See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

Minor, which includes the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• CILICIA

Cilicia . The See also:

• MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
• MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)

mountain districts are See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich in unexploited See also:

• MINERAL

mineral See also:

• WEALTH

wealth, and the fertile See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast-See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain, which produces See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton, See also:

• RICE (Greek 6p6 a, Latin oryza, French riz, Italian riso, Spanish arroz, derived from the Arabic)
• RICE, EDMUND IGNATIUS (1762-1844)
• RICE, JAMES (1843-1882)

rice, cereals, See also:

• SUGAR

sugar and much See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit, and affords abundant pasturage, is well watered by the See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers that descend from the See also:

• TAURUS (" the Bull ")

Taurus range . Imports and exports pass through See also:

• MERSINA

Mersina (q.v.) . (2) The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• TOWN

town of the vilayet, situated in the alluvial plain about 3o xn. from the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea in N. See also:

• LAT

lat . 370 1', E. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long . 35° 18', on the right See also:

• BANK

bank of the Seihan (Sihun, anc . Sarus), which is navigable by small See also:

• CRAFT (a word common to Teutonic languages for strength, or power; cf. Ger. Kraft)

craft as far as the town . Adana is connected with Tersus and Mersina by a railway built in 1887, and has a magnificent See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge, which carries the road to Missis and the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, and See also:

• DATES

dates in parts from the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of Justinian,, but was restored first in 743 A.D. and called Jisr al-Walid after the Omayyad See also:

• CALIPH, CALIF

caliph of that name, and again in 84o by the Caliph Mutasim . There are, also, a ruined See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle founded by See also:

• HARUN

Harun al-Rashid in 782, See also:

• FINE

fine fountains, See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good buildings, See also:

• RIVER

river-See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side quays, cotton See also:

• MILLS, JOHN (d. 1736)
• MILLS, ROGER QUARLES (1832– )

mills and an See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• MISSION

mission with See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church and See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools . Adana, which retains its ancient name, See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose to importance as a station on the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman military road to the East, and was at one time a See also:

• RIVAL

rival of See also:

• TARSUS (mod. Tersous)

Tarsus . The town was largely rebuilt by Mansur in 758, and during subsequent centuries it often changed hands and suffered many vicissitudes .

Its position, commanding the passage of the mountains to the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north of See also:

• SYRIA

Syria, rendered it important as a military station in the contest between the Egyptians and the See also:

• TURKS

Turks in 1832 . After the defeat of the See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army at See also:

• KONIA

Konia it was granted to See also:

• IBRAHIM

Ibrahim See also:

• PASHA

Pasha, and though the See also:

• FIRMAN (an adaptation of the Per. ferman, a mandate or patent, cognate with the Sanskrit pramdna, a measure, authority)

firman announcing his See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment named him only muhassil, or See also:

• COLLECTOR

collector of the See also:

• CROWN

crown See also:

• REVENUE
• REVENUE (0. Fr. revenu, from revenir, to return)

revenue, it continued to be held by the Egyptians till the treaty of See also:

• JULY

July 184o restored it to the See also:

• PORTE, THE SUBLIME (Arab. babi-'ali, the high gate, through the French translation la sublime porte)

Porte . The chief productions of the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province are cotton, See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn, See also:

• SESAME

sesame and See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool, which are largely exported . The See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of the town is greatly mixed, and, having a large See also:

• ELEMENT (Lat. elementum)

element of nomads in it, varies much from time to time . At its maximum it reaches nearlY.5o,000 . (D . G .