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Adana () is a major city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan river, inland from the Mediterranean Sea, in south-central Anatolia. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province and has a population of 1.66 million,〔 making it the fifth most populous city in Turkey. Adana-Mersin polycentric metropolitan area, with a population of 3 million, stretches over east-west and north-south; encompassing the cities of Mersin, Tarsus and Adana. Adana lies in the heart of Çukurova, a geo-cultural region that covers the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye, and Hatay. Home to 5.9 million people, Çukurova is one of the largest population concentrations in Turkey, as well as the most agriculturally productive area, owing to its large stretch of flat, fertile land. ==Etymology== According to numerous sources, the name Adana is derived from the Hittite URU''Adaniya'' of Kizzuwatna,〔See, e.g., (Sirekli Archaeological Project ).〕 while others assert that it is related to the legendary character Danaus, or to the Danaoi, a mythological Greek tribe who came from Egypt and established themselves in the Greek city Argos. The earlier Egyptian texts for a country ''Danaja'' are inscriptions from Thutmosis II (1437 BC) and Amenophis III (1390-1352 BC).〔Beekes.''Greek Etymological Dictionary''.entry 6541〕 After the collapse of the Mycenean civilization (1200 BC) some refugeees from the Aegean area went to the coast of Cilicia. The inhabitants ''Dananayim'' or ''Danuna'' are identified as one group of the sea-peoples who attacked Egypt on 1191 BC during the reign of Ramesses III.〔J.M.Balter and J.Matthew.''Exploring the European Past'', p.72-73. "Mycenean society and its collapse"〕 Denyen are identified as inhabitants of the city Adana. It is also possible that the name is connected with the PIE ''da-nu'' (river) ''Da-na-vo'' (people living by the river), Scythian nomad people, water demons in Rigveda (Danavas).〔Julius Pokorny.''Indogermanisches Etymologisches Woerterbuch''.entry 313〕 In Hellenistic times, it was known as ''Antiochia in Cilicia'' () or ''Antiochia ad Sarum'' (; "Antiochia on the Sarus"). The editors of ''The Helsinki Atlas'' tentatively identify Adana as ''Quwê'' (as contained in cuneiform tablets), the Neo-Assyrian capital of Quwê province. The name also appears as ''Coa'', and may be the place referred to in the Bible, where King Solomon obtained horses. (I Kings 10:28; II Chron. 1:16).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Innvista - Horses from Egypt and Kue )〕 The Armenian name of the city is ''Atana'' or ''Adana''. According to an ancient Greco-Roman legend, the name has its origins in Adanus and Sarus, the two sons of Uranus, who came to a place near the Seyhan (Sarus) River, where they built Adana.〔Stephanus of Byzantium, see ''Adana''〕 An older legend relates the city's name to Adad (also known as Tesup or Ishkur), the Thunder God in the Akkadian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite mythologies, who was believed to live in the nearby forest, and whose name was given to the region. The Hittites' names and writings have been found in the area, evidencing this possibility. The theory goes that since the Thunder God brought so much rain and this rain in turn brought such great abundance in this particular region, this god was loved and respected by its inhabitants and, in his honor, the region was called the "Uru Adaniyya"; in other words "the Region of Ada". Adana's name has had many different versions over the centuries: Adanos, Ta Adana, Uru Adaniya, Erdene, Edene, Ezene, Batana, Atana, Azana, Addane. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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