Ceyhan

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title: "Ceyhan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ceyhan", "çukurova", "populated-places-in-adana-province", "districts-of-adana-province", "metropolitan-district-municipalities-in-turkey"] topic_path: "geography/turkey" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceyhan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
typemetro district
nameCeyhan
image_skylineCeyhan General view 5756.jpg
image_mapAdana location Ceyhan.svg
map_captionMap showing Ceyhan District in Adana Province
coordinates
provinceAdana
leader_partyCHP
leader_nameSevil Aydar Yıldız (acting)
area_total_km21426
population_footnotes
population_total158922
population_as_of2022
postal_code01960
area_code0322
website
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| type = metro district | name = Ceyhan | image_skyline = Ceyhan General view 5756.jpg | image_caption = | image_map = Adana location Ceyhan.svg | map_caption = Map showing Ceyhan District in Adana Province | coordinates = | province = Adana | leader_party = CHP | leader_name = Sevil Aydar Yıldız (acting) | leader_name1 = | area_total_km2 = 1426 | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 158922 | population_as_of = 2022 | postal_code = 01960 | area_code = 0322 | website = Ceyhan () is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,426 km2, and its population is 158,922 (2022). It is the most populous district of the province, outside the city of Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastern and Central Asian oil and natural gas. The city is situated on the Ceyhan River that flows through the Çukurova plain. The Ceyhan River is dammed at Aslantas to provide flood control and irrigation for the lower river basin around Ceyhan.

Climate

Ceyhan has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with very hot, muggy summers with low precipitation, and mild, rainy winters.

| width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Ceyhan (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 14.2 | Feb high C = 15.9 | Mar high C = 19.3 | Apr high C = 23.5 | May high C = 28.1 | Jun high C = 31.8 | Jul high C = 34.0 | Aug high C = 34.5 | Sep high C = 32.7 | Oct high C = 29.1 | Nov high C = 21.9 | Dec high C = 15.9 | year high C = 25.1 | Jan mean C = 8.3 | Feb mean C = 9.5 | Mar mean C = 12.8 | Apr mean C = 16.7 | May mean C = 21.2 | Jun mean C = 25.2 | Jul mean C = 28.0 | Aug mean C = 28.3 | Sep mean C = 25.5 | Oct mean C = 21.1 | Nov mean C = 14.3 | Dec mean C = 9.7 | year mean C = 18.4 | Jan low C = 3.7 | Feb low C = 4.4 | Mar low C = 7.2 | Apr low C = 10.7 | May low C = 14.9 | Jun low C = 19.0 | Jul low C = 22.5 | Aug low C = 22.9 | Sep low C = 19.2 | Oct low C = 14.5 | Nov low C = 8.3 | Dec low C = 5.1 | year low C = 12.7 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 103.17 | Feb precipitation mm = 101.96 | Mar precipitation mm = 83.48 | Apr precipitation mm = 65.46 | May precipitation mm = 51.27 | Jun precipitation mm = 22.46 | Jul precipitation mm = 8.41 | Aug precipitation mm = 4.19 | Sep precipitation mm = 26.81 | Oct precipitation mm = 42.2 | Nov precipitation mm = 78.64 | Dec precipitation mm = 133.84 | year precipitation mm = 721.89

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 7.6 | Feb precipitation days = 7.6 | Mar precipitation days = 7.9 | Apr precipitation days = 6.5 | May precipitation days = 5.1 | Jun precipitation days = 2.7 | Jul precipitation days = 2.1 | Aug precipitation days = 1.1 | Sep precipitation days = 3.2 | Oct precipitation days = 4.6 | Nov precipitation days = 5.3 | Dec precipitation days = 8.5 | year precipitation days = 62.2

| Jan humidity = 67.3 | Feb humidity = 65.5 | Mar humidity = 65.1 | Apr humidity = 65.8 | May humidity = 64.1 | Jun humidity = 63.5 | Jul humidity = 66.2 | Aug humidity = 67.0 | Sep humidity = 63.0 | Oct humidity = 59.2 | Nov humidity = 60.3 | Dec humidity = 68.7 | year humidity = 64.6 | source = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkiye/CSV/Ceyhan_17960.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ceyhan |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 13, 2024}}

Economy

Ceyhan's marine transport terminal is the Mediterranean terminus of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline (the "BTC") which brings crude oil from the landlocked Caspian Sea across Azerbaijan and Georgia, and entering Turkey in the northeast. The pipeline was completed in May 2005. The terminal contains seven storage tanks, a jetty capable of loading two tankers of up to simultaneously, metering facilities, a waste water treatment plant and vapor incineration ("burn-off") facilities.

Ceyhan Terminal is also the destination of Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline but this was closed in 2024 due to a payment dispute.

Transport

Adana Şakirpaşa Airport is the closest airport to Ceyhan 60 km west of the city. There are domestic and international flights to numerous destinations from the airport. There was a plane crash here in 1999. A Saudi bound plane carrying Hajj pilgrims crashed a few minutes after take off. There were many deaths.

Ceyhan railway station was opened in 1912 as part of the Berlin–Baghdad railway. The station is currently served by two regional lines and one long-distance line. Regional lines run from Mersin to İskenderun and Mersin to İslahiye; long-distance line runs from Adana to Elazığ. There are three services daily to Adana Central Station to connect to the western destinations; Mersin, Ankara, Karaman and Kayseri.

Places of interest

Composition

There are 112 neighbourhoods in Ceyhan District:

International relations

Ceyhan is twinned with:

Footnotes

References

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  4. "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria.". Nature: Scientific Data.
  5. Gary Dixon (g_dixon). (2024-10-08). "No way out: ‘Hormuz closure would rock tanker markets’, says BRS".
  6. [https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  7. "Twin-cities of Azerbaijan". Azerbaijans.com.
  8. "Sumqayıt şəhər icra hakimiyyəti. Beynəlxalq Əlaqələr".

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