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Osmaniye - All About Turkey (566 words) |
 | Osmaniye is a small town (974 square kilometers) in Southeastern part of Turkey, just north of the Gulf of Iskenderun of the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Osmaniye has a mild Mediterranean climate and is surrounded by fertile agricultural fields and forests where carpentry and woodworking once dominated the economy. |
| The Hittite fortress of Karatepe-Aslantas (used to be in the province of Adana, now Osmaniye's Kadirli district) was founded in the 8th century B.C. by Azatiwatis, ruler of the plain of Adana as a frontier castle against the wild hordes lurking in the north. |
| Osmaniye - MSN Encarta (191 words) |
| Osmaniye is surrounded by forests and carpentry and woodworking once dominated the economy; today the town is a processing center for the region’s production of cotton, wheat, corn, soybeans, and pistachios. |
| Osmaniye is on the road to Gaziantep, the capital of Gaziantep province. |
| Osmaniye was settled by the Hittites around the 14th century bc, and archaeological remains from various times are found in the surrounding region. |
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