AREA: 5.403 km�
POPULATION: 1.109.754 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 31
DISTRICTS: Hatay (center), Alt�n�z�, Belen, D�rtyol, Erzin, Hassa, �skenderun, K�r�khan, Kumlu, Reyhanl�, Samanda��, Yaylada��.
SITES OF INTEREST: So�ukoluk and Yaylada�� forest recreation areas Arsuz beaches, Alalah (Tel A�ana), Tel Tayinat, �atalh�y�k (Kanula), Harbiye (Dophne), �ssos, El-Mina, Arsuz (Rhossos or Rosus), Seleukeia Pieria settlements and city, Antakya (Antiokheia) city walls, Traianus Sukemeri, Heronion, Koz (K�r�at), Payas, Bakras, Sar�seki, �alen and Darb-� Sak (Bayez�d-i Bistami) castles, St. Petrus Grotto, Cin (genie) Tower, Girls' Palace (Kasr El-Benet), Sokullu Mehmed Pasha complex, Habib Neccar Mosque, Sokullu complex, Hatay Archeology Museum.
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (326) 214 92 17
Fax: (326) 213 33 86
Cultural Centers
An Exhibition hall with 418 seating capacity for theatre, conferences, etc.
Library
Contact Address: �ehit Mustafa Sevgi Cad. No:8/A -
Antakya
Tel: (326) 216 06 52
Museum
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Hatay Museum
Address: G�nd�z Cad. No:1 Hatay
Tel: (326) 214 61 68
Fax: (326) 213 33 86
Historical Sites and Ruins
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St. Pierre Church - Antakya /
Kuruyer
A��ana Ruins - Reyhanl�
(Merru�) / Var��l� K.
�evlik Ruins - Samanda� /
Kap�suyu Village
Significant Days
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Local Days of Celebration:
Saint Pierre Rites
Antakya St. Pierre Church (For Catholics)
29 June
Commomeration Day for �anakkale Martyrs
Antakya
18 March
Commemoration Day for Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Antakya
27 December
Commemoration Day for Yunus Emre
Antakya
5 April
Commemoration Day for Mevlana
Antakya
17 December
29 October Holiday of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Bayram�)
Antakya
28-29 October
Freedom from Occupation Days:
Freedom Day - Erzin (Ye�ilkent)
Erzin (Ye�ilkent)
8 Ocak
Freedom Day - D�rtyol
D�rtyol
9 Ocak
Arrival of the Turkish Soldiers at �skenderun
�skenderun
5 July
Arrival of the Turkish Soldiers at K�r�khan
K�r�khan
6 July
Arrival of the Turkish Soldiers at Reyhanl�
Reyhanl�
8 July
Freedom Day - Hatay
Antakya
23 July
Freedom Day - Hassa
Hassa
15 November
Festivals:
Antakya International Tourism, Culture and Art Festival Antakya
21-23 July
International �skenderun Culture Festival
�skenderun
5-9 July
K�r�khan Municipality Melon Festival
K�r�khan
15-16 July
H�drellez Culture Festivities
Antakya
5 May
Significant Weeks:
Commemoration Week for Atat�rk
Antakya
10 November