Culture And Tourism

Osmaniye is located in the east of Çukurova, in a geography where significant historical and cultural monuments have been preserved under the influence of many civilizations since the earliest periods of history. The ruins in Domuztepe and mounds in Osmaniye belong to Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze periods. Since the early ages, Hittite, Assyrian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine states and has witnessed the lives of some tribes. Then the tribes of the Umayyad and Abbasids lived in this land, with the Turkish conquest of Anatolia from the 1080s, the Turkish tribes came.

Culture and nature tourism potential, the wealth of flora, to the cradle of the ancient civilization with a history and a culture of regional cuisine with an important position in Turkey. Peculiar to Çukurova, which has rich farmland and large forests in Osmaniye, Turkey's first open-air museum with Karatepe Aslantas Open Air Museum and the ruins Kastabala are important tourism resources.

Must-see

• Kastabala (Hierapolis) City
• Zorkun Plateau
• Karatepe-Aslantaş Open Air Museum
• Kadirli Ala Mosque
• Karatepe Rugs
• Haruniye Hot Springs
• Bird Paradise
• Savrun Canyon
• Hamite Castle

Toprakkale Castle, Hamite (Amuda) Castle, Kaypak (Savranda) Castle, Çardak Castle, Karafenk Castle, Babaoğlan Castle, Olukbaşı-Ürün Plateau, Sumbas-Bagdaş Plateau, Kadirli-Maksutoğlu, Beyoğlu-Savrungözü-Dokurcun and Çığşar Plateaus, Hasanbeyli Plateau, Kırmıtlı Bird Paradise are other important tourism values.

Amanos Mountains and Taurus Mountains have many endemic plant diversity with both flora and fauna. Almost all of the Mediterranean plants grow in Osmaniye, where the Mediterranean climate is experienced. Forests and shrubs covering approximately 42% of the province's land attract attention with its rich flora. Some plants (Krokos, Cukurova Orchid, Cukurova Violet) that are not found anywhere in the world grow only in this region. The suitability of natural flora provides an environment suitable for cultivation of medicinal aromatic plants by cultivation

The 2-station Düldül Mountain cableway system being built in Düziçi district is 5450 meters long. Height difference between upper and lower stations is 1,548,50 meters. Below the Düldül Mountain, Düziçi Plain, Berke Dam, Aslantaş Dam, beech forests and the presence of different forests in the Sabunçayı Valley in the southern part reveal many shades of green. The observation of settlements such as Andırın, Kadirli and Osmaniye from the Düldül summit very clearly adds value to the summit.

Düldül Mountain and Dumanlı Plateau camping areas, trekking area, viewing terrace, paragliding area and activities such as areas of interest for those who want to be intertwined with natüre.