Country Turkey Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 31 Population 10,574 (2012) Province Hatay Province | District İskenderun Postal code 31217 Elevation 25 m Area code 0326 | |
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Karayılan (literally "black snake") is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey
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Geography
Karayılan at 36°43′N 36°14′E 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 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. 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)