Neighborhoods & villages
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Bahçeköy Mah.
Balıklıdere Mah.
Bostancık Mah.
Çardaklı Mah.
Değirmenyolu Mah.
Döver Mah.
Gümüşgöze Mah.
Harbiye Mah.
Samankaya Mah.
Sinanlı Mah.
Yeşilpınar Mah.
Ballıöz Mah.
Çekmece Mah.
Güneysöğüt Mah.
Koçören Mah.
Meydancık Mah.
Subaşı Mah.
Toygarlı Mah.
Turunçlu Mah.
Aşağıokçular Mah.
Dursunlu Mah.
Akdeniz Mah.
Armutlu Mah.
Elektrik Mah.
Sümerler Mah.
Karşıyaka Mah.
Büyükçat Mah.
Çınarlı Mah.
Çökek Mah.
Hancağız Mah.
Hüseyinli Mah.
Özbek Mah.
Tavla Mah.
Üzengili Mah.
Yeniçağ Mah.
Aknehir Mah.
Orhanlı Mah.
Defne is a district of Hatay province. Center coordinates: 36.1513° N, 36.1052° E. It is a basic unit of local settlement and transport within Hatay.
Market days, mosque quarters and school neighborhoods shape Defne's identity. WorldGuide provides culture, food, geography and history tabs at district level.
Typical landscapes of the Mediterranean region appear in daily life here.
In Defne, weddings, holidays and seasonal festivals continue the heritage of Hatay. Crafts, dress and folk dance vary by neighborhood.
Courtyards, coffeehouses and markets are social hubs. Younger generations discover music and crafts through cultural centers and festivals.
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1Defne developed as settlement, trade route and farmland in the historical geography of Hatay. Mounds and stone houses may bear traces of earlier periods.
Republic-era centralization of services shaped modern Defne. Local archives and oral history illuminate this process.