Cilician plain
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The Cilician plain is a fertile lowland region in southeastern Turkey, historically significant as a crossroads between Anatolia and the Levant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cilician plain canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ plain ⓘ |
| borders |
Amanus Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Taurus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| crossroadsBetween |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alluvial deposits
ⓘ
lowland topography ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ logistics and transport ⓘ |
| historicalInhabitants |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantines NERFINISHED ⓘ Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittites NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottomans NERFINISHED ⓘ Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallySignificantAs |
route between Mesopotamia and the Aegean
ⓘ
trade corridor between Anatolia and the Levant ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile soils
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ |
| languageRegion | predominantly Turkish-speaking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeRegion |
Adana Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mersin Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Osmaniye Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Adana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mersin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mediterranean region of Turkey ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Mediterranean ports
ⓘ
control of land routes between Asia Minor and Syria ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Ceyhan River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seyhan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
citrus cultivation
ⓘ
cotton cultivation ⓘ grain cultivation ⓘ vegetable cultivation ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.