The Seyhan River, alternatively known as Sarus, is the longest river of Cilicia and the longest of Turkey that flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The river is 560 km and flows southwest from its headwaters in the Tahtalı-Mountains in the Anti-Taurus Mountains to the Mediterranean Sea via a broad delta. Its main tributaries are Zamantı and Göksu, which unite in Aladağ, Adana to form the Seyhan River. The Zamantı River originates from the Uzun Plateau in Pınarbaşı, Kayseri and crosses Tomarza, Develi and Yahyalı districts in Kayseri.
Seyhan River flowing through Adana
River Seyhan seen from Çatalan Bridge
Cilicia was a geographical region in southern Anatolia, extending inland from the northeastern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Cilicia has a population ranging over six million, concentrated mostly at the Cilicia plain. The region includes the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay.
Probable captives from Cilicia, on the Nasiriyah stele of Naram-Sin, circa 2200 BC.
Fugitive slave treaty between Idrimi of Alalakh (now Tell Atchana) and Pillia of Kizzuwatna (now Cilicia), (c. 1480 BC) Ref:131447 .
The Persian Pharnabazus, pictured, as Satrap of Cilicia (379–374 BC). British Museum.
A Roman-period triumphal arch at Anazarbus, later converted into the city's south gate
