Hassa, Hatay

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Template:Infobox Turkey place Hassa is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 520 km2,[2] and its population is 56,675 (2022).[3] It is on the eastern side of the Nur (Amanos) Mountains, looking towards the city of Gaziantep. It is on the Antakya-Malatya road. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Hassa was part of the Adana Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. Its population was predominantly Turkoman. Hassa was a district in Cebel-i Bereket Province from 1923 to 1933 and then a part of Gaziantep Province until 1939.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Hassa is an olive-growing district. The olive trees were first brought there by Ottoman governor Derviş Paşa in the late 19th century. Hassa was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks.[4] The same year it recorded the hottest temperature so far in Turkey as of 2023 at Script error: No such module "convert".[5]

Composition

There are 39 neighbourhoods in Hassa District:[6]

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References

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  1. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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  6. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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