ADANA, a town of Asia, in Natolia, and in the province of Carmania. It is seated on the river Choquen; on the banks of which stands a strong little castle built on a rock. It has great numbers of beautiful fountains brought from the river by means of water-works. Over the river there is a stately bridge of fifteen arches, which leads to the water-works. The climate is very pleasant and healthy, and the winter mild and serene: but the summer is so hot as to oblige the principal inhabitants to retire into the neighbouring mountains, where they spend six months among shady trees and grottoes, in a most delicious manner. The adjacent country is rich and fertile, and produces melons, cucumbers, pomegranates, pulse, and herbs of all sorts, all the year round; besides corn, wine, and fruits in their proper season. It is thirty miles east of Tarfus, on the road to Aleppo. E. long. 35. 42. N. lat. 38. 10.
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