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Kozan (formerly Sis (アルメニア語:Սիս)) is a city in Adana Province, Turkey, northeast of Adana, in the northern section of the Çukurova plain. The city is the capital of the ilçe (district) of Kozan. The Kilgen River, a tributary of the Ceyhan, flows through Kozan and crosses the plain south into the Mediterranean. The Taurus Mountains rise up sharply behind the town. Sis was the capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and Sis Castle, now called Kozan Kalesi, was build on a long rocky ridge in the center of the modern city.〔("Sis Castle", Castles.nl )〕 The population of the city has grown rapidly in recent years, from 15,159 in 1960, to 54,451 in 1990, to 72,463 in 2007 and to 74,521 in 2009 (census figures). ==Names== The oldest known name is Sis or Siskia. Under the Roman Empire, it was for a time named Flavias or Flaviopolis.〔1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, ''s.v.'' 'Sis'〕 The Greek version of the older name, Σίσιον Sision, came back into use in the later Byzantine period.〔William Mitchell Ramsay, ''The Historical Geography of Asia Minor'', (p. 385 )〕 In Armenian, it is called Sis Սիս or Sissu. The name "Kozan" (Ottoman Turkish قوزان qōzān) comes from the Qōzānoğlu dynasty of derebeys (1689-1865), descendants of a tribe which originated in the village of Qōzān near Gaziantep.〔A.G. Gould, "Ḳōzān" ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'' (2nd ed.) (s.v. ); print edition ISBN 9789004161214, 1960-2007〕 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「Kozan, Adana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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