AREA: 4.817 km²

POPULATION: 683.061 (1990)

TRAFFIC CODE: 54

DISTRICTS: Adapazarı (center), Akyazı, Ferizli, Geyand, Hendek, Karapürçek, Karasu, Kaynarca, Kocaali, Pamukova, Sapanca, Söğütlü, Taraklı.

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), Şeyh Müslihiddin and Rüstem Pasha mosques, Orhan Gazi Dervish Lodge, Elvan Bey Alm House, Sakarya Bridge and Beşköprü (Justinian) Bridge.

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (264) 277 36 66
Fax: (264) 277 36 67

State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate

Atatürk Parkı Heykel Altı
SAKARYA
Tel: (0 264) 274 60 26
Fax: 277 36 67

Museum

Sakarya Museum
Address: Semerciler Mah. Sait Faik Sok. No: 36 -
Sakarya
Tel: (264) 274 25 15

Significant Days

Local days of celebration

Commemoration Day for Sait Faik Abasıyanık (day of his death )
Adapazarı
11 May

Commemoration day for Ali Fuat Cebesoy (day of his death )
Geyand-Ali Fuat Pasha Hamlet
10 Ocak

Founding Celebrations of Pamukova District
Pamukova District
10-12 September

Hacet Holiday
Hendek Masters (Şeyhler ) day
A Sunday with suitable weather between 5-15 August

Festivals:

Akbalık Traditional Wrestling
Karapürçek District
Saturday and Sunday one week before the traditional Kırkpınar Wrestling Competitions

Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Milk Festival
Traditional Wrestling
Söğütlü District
Any Saturday and Sunday in July

Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Festival
Gold Belt Traditional Wrestling Competitions
Akyazı-Osmanbey Village
Saturday and Sunday on second week of September

Culture and Art Festival
Sapanca
First Saturday and Sunday following 22 June

Traditional Summer and Youth Festival
Sapanca Kırkpınar Hamlet
First Sunday of August

Festivities:

Freedom from Occupation Celebrations of Adapazarı
Adapazarı
21-23 June

Sapanca Freedom from Occupation Days
Sapanca
22 June

Freedom from Occupation Celebrations of Kaynarca
Kaynarca
3 May

Kadırga Festivities
Akyazı-Acelle Yaylası
Last Fri.,Sat., Sun. of July

Büyükkarapınar Festivities
Akyazı-Dokurcun Beldesi Yörükyeri Village
Last Saturday and Sunday of June

Plateau (Yayla) Festivities
Hendek-Dikmen Village
A suitabe Sunday in June

Fairs:

Geyand Fair
14-16 September

Pamukova Fair
Pamukova
10-12 September

Taraklı Fair
Taraklı
28 September-1 October

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