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Sakarya

Area: 4.817 km²

Population: 683.061 (1990)

Traffic Code: 54

Districts: Adapazari (center), Akyazi, Ferizli, Geyand, Hendek, Karapurcek, Karasu, Kaynarca, Kocaali, Pamukova, Sapanca, Sogutlu, Tarakli.

Sites of Interest:

  • Sapanca Lake shores
  • Karasu and Kocaali beaches
  • Hasan Mountain and Poyrazlar Lake forest recreation areas
  • Orhan Gazi, Yunus Pasha (Geyand Grand Mosques), Seyh Muslihiddin and Rustem Pasha mosques
  • Orhan Gazi Dervish Lodge
  • Elvan Bey Alm House
  • Sakarya Bridge and Beskopru (Justinian) Bridge

Cultural Resources and Organizations

  • Provincial Cultural Directorate, Telephone: (264) 277 36 66, Fax: (264) 277 36 67
  • State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate, Ataturk Parki Heykel Alti, Sakarya; Telephone: (0 264) 274 60 26, Fax: 277 36 67
  • Sakarya Museum, Semerciler Mahalle, Sait Faik Sokak No: 36, Sakarya; Telephone: (264) 274 25 15

Local days of Celebration

  • 10 January: Commemoration day for the Death Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Geyand-Ali Fuat Pasha Hamlet
  • 11 May: Commemoration Day for the Death of Sait Faik Abasiyanik, Adapazari
  • 10-12 September: Founding Celebrations of Pamukova District, Pamukova District

Festivals

  • Saturday and Sunday, one week before the traditional Kirkpinar Wrestling Competitions: Akbalik Traditional Wrestling Competition, Karapurcek District
  • Any Saturday and Sunday in July: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Milk Festival, Traditional Wrestling, Sogutlu District
  • First Saturday and Sunday following 22 June: Culture and Art Festival, Sapanca
  • First Sunday of August: Traditional Summer and Youth Festival, Sapanca Kirkpinar Hamlet
  • Saturday and Sunday on second week of September: Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Festival, Gold Belt Traditional Wrestling Competitions, Akyazi-Osmanbey Village

Festivities

  • 3 May: Freedom from Occupation Celebrations of Kaynarca, Kaynarca
  • 21-23 June: Freedom from Occupation Celebrations of Adapazari, Adapazari
  • 22 June: Sapanca Freedom from Occupation Days, Sapanca
  • Last Saturday and Sunday of June: Buyukkarapinar Festivities, Akyazi-Dokurcun Beldesi Yorukyeri Village
  • Last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of July: Kadirga Festivities, Akyazi-Acelle Yaylasi

Fairs

  • 10-12 September: Pamukova Fair, Pamukova
  • 14-16 September: Geyand Fair
  • 28 September-1 October: Tarakli Fair, Tarakli