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Ceyhan
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<p>Ceyhan (pronounced [ˈdʒejhan]) is a municipality and <a href="/facts/Districts_of_Turkey/0uHLISgR">district</a> of <a href="/facts/Adana_Province/5cRSodGE">Adana Province</a>, <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>. Its area is 1,426 km2, and its population is 158,922 (2022). It is the most populous district of the province, outside the city of <a href="/facts/Adana/eHbqr771">Adana</a>. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastern and Central Asian oil and natural gas. The city is situated on the <a href="/facts/Ceyhan_River/3dmNXYsG">Ceyhan River</a> that flows through <a href="/facts/%25C3%2587ukurova/DVhSoSsm">Çukurova</a> plain. The Ceyhan River is dammed at <a href="/facts/Aslanta%25C5%259F_Dam/kGkvPWK4">Aslantas</a> to provide <a href="/facts/Flood_control/rf0476SJ">flood control</a> and irrigation for the lower river basin around Ceyhan. </p>