Why visit Kadirli
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Flaviopolis.
Weather in Kadirli
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About Kadirli
Kadirli, historically Kars (Armenian: Գարս) or Karsbazar (Armenian: Գարս Փազար), is a city in Osmaniye Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kadirli District. Its population is 98,469 (2022). It is located in the Çukurova plain, 41 kilometres (25 miles) from the province's capital, Osmaniye.
From the Wikipedia article Kadirli (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks5
Flaviopolis
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
Ancient city of Cilicia in modern-day Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay1
History
The Cilicia/Çukurova plain is rich farmland and a place of strategic importance on an important trade route between the Middle East and Anatolia. It has been settled since the time of the Hittites and after by various civilizations: Assyrians, Romans (the Roman city of Flavius may have been located here), Byzantines, Armenians and finally Turks. The most prominent group of Turks to settle here were the Dulkadir lords, semi-autonomous barons during the Ottoman era, who ruled Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş and Hatay for two centuries. They were dispersed after the land was captured by the Ottoman sultan Yavuz Sultan Selim I in 1517.
Kadirli was occupied by French forces at the end of the First World War under the terms of the armistice signed by the Ottoman Empire. The French forces were resisted by local peoples and eventually withdrew from the town in March 1920. Kadirli was a district (ilçe) in Kozan province between 1923-1926 and in Adana Province between 1926 and 1995. In 1996, it was attached to the newly created province of Osmaniye.
From the History section of Kadirli on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship32
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare42
Map of Kadirli
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Getting there and nearby towns
Incirlik Air Base (UAB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 72 km away.
- Acarmantaş 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Hacibeyli 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Kozan 26 km west, about 26 min by car
- Osmaniye 36 km south, about 36 min by car
- Dörtyol 61 km south, about 1 h by car
- Yumurtalık 73 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kahramanmaraş 77 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Adana 81 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kireçocağı 84 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- İskenderun 88 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Karatepe Stadtmauer, Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sülemiş otel kadirli - panoramio, hüseyin yeşil, CC BY 3.0
- Kadirli Ala Mosque, Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şenmar köprü - panoramio, as_080, CC BY 3.0
- Asri mezarlık - panoramio, as_080, CC BY 3.0
- Aslantaş caddesi - panoramio, as_080, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, nurebrar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nurebrar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nurebrar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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