Sumbas is a town in
Osmaniye Province
Osmaniye Province () is a province in south-central Turkey. It was named Cebel-i Bereket () in the early republic until 1933, when it was incorporated into Adana Province. It was made a province again in 1996. Its area is 3,320 km2, and its p ...
in the
Mediterranean
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region of
Turkey
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. It is the seat of
Sumbas District
Sumbas District is a Districts of Turkey, district of the Osmaniye Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Sumbas. .
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. Its population is 1,999 (2022).
In 2022, during infrastructure work, a marble statue of
Virgin Mary
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was found dated back to the Roman period.
Roman-era statue found in Osmaniye
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References
Populated places in Osmaniye Province
District municipalities in Turkey
Sumbas District
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