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Yüzölçümü : 3321 Km2 5DNÕP POsmaniye is a beautiful and gra-
cious Mediterranean city embraced by nature and history and which also pos- sesses all the geographical character- istics of the region where it is located.
Besides being a newly-established province, the city has made the best use of the advantage of its geograph- ical location and has become one of the cities which could turn this advan- WDJHLQWRD¿QDQFLDOJDLQ
Its cultural and historical fabric, which connects the eastern and the western parts of Turkey, is very rich in cultural values that belong to social life and in historical artifacts inherited from previous civilizations. It is possi- ble to witness many different histori- cal and cultural values inherited from Neolithic Period, Chalcolithic Period, Late Bronze Age, Hellenistic Period, Roman Empire, Seleucid Empire, Byzantine, Abbasid, Mamelukes, Sel- juks, Ottoman Empire and the Repub- lican Period.
Due to its historical background, the city is also known as “The City of Castles.” It attracts people who want
to go on a historical journey by visiting the city’s 26 castles all of which bear the richness and signature of history.
Kastabala, which is 12 km away from the city center, and Karatepe-Aslan- WDú2SHQ$LU0XVHXPORFDWHGNP
from the city center, are among the main touristic attractions of the city.
With its area, 46% of which is cov- ered with forests, natural beauties, plateaus, rich food culture, fertile lands and its location which connects important transport lines, Osmaniye is waiting to be discovered. Osmaniye is located at a busy junction as it con- nects the roads to the eastern part of Turkey.
Being conscious of the fact that;
besides “Culture and Tourism” has a major role in the economy, it also serves as a medium of peace and in- ter-communal communication, and we consider it not as a duty but a respon- sibility to promote Osmaniye to more and more people.
With these feelings and thoughts, we invite everybody to visit and get to know our city.
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the Crusaders 11th and 12th Centuries A.D.
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civilizations throughout the history such as Hittites, the Greek Empire, the Persian Empire, the Roman Em- pire, the Assyrians, and the Byzantine Empire. On the south and west slopes of Domuztepe which is now under the
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belong to the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age were revealed.
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these lands where the Umayyads and the Abbasids lived were taken back from the Muslims by the Byzantine Empire. With the conquering of Ana- tolia by the Seljuks, the Turkish tribes began to immigrate to the region after
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from Oghuz Tribes in Aleppo, who were settled in the area between Gaza and Antioch before, were then reset- tled in Osmaniye and surrounding ar- eas.
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under the rule of the Ottoman Empire again.
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then this sanjak was incorporated into Aleppo. Payas Sanjak was then moved to Yarpuz in 1874 and took the name of Osmaniye Cebel-i Bereket Sanjak.
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October is now celebrated as the Lib- eration Day of Osmaniye.
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was not possible in the area, and the land could not be utilized due to the public disorder caused by the tribes in the mountains. To this end, a census was taken, and the area was started to be populated.
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