Karayılan

This article is about the place Karayılan. For the Turkish Kurdish guerrilla, see Murat Karayılan.
Karayılan
Town
Karayılan

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°43′N 36°14′E / 36.717°N 36.233°E / 36.717; 36.233Coordinates: 36°43′N 36°14′E / 36.717°N 36.233°E / 36.717; 36.233
Country  Turkey
Province Hatay Province
District İskenderun
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 10,574
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 31217
Area code(s) 0326
Licence plate 31

Karayılan (literally "black snake") is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey

Geography

Karayılan at 36°43′N 36°14′E / 36.717°N 36.233°E / 36.717; 36.233 is a part of İskenderun district of Hatay Province. It is situated to the east of Turkish state highway and Çukurova Motorway. Distance to İskenderun is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) and to Antakya (administrative center of Hatay Province) is 93 kilometres (58 mi). The population was 10574 [1] as of 2012.

History

The name of the town refers to a 17th-century Turkmen family. In 1691 the Ottoman government tried to settle the nomads. The nomads struggled to continue their traditional lifestyle. Although the government punished them by exiling to Rakka Eyalet (now in Syria) they were able to return. But at the end of continuous struggles, towards the end of the 18th century, three families gave up and agreed to settle where they were assigned to.[2] In 1990, Karayılan was declared a seat of township.

Economy

Cereals and citrus are among the major crops. Many residents work in Isdemir (steel works)

References

  1. Statistical Institute page
  2. Mayor's page (Turkish)
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