Payas
| Payas | |
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| Town | |
 Payas
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| Coordinates: 36°45′N 36°13′E / 36.750°N 36.217°ECoordinates: 36°45′N 36°13′E / 36.750°N 36.217°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Province | Hatay Province |
| District | Dörtyol |
| Government | |
| • Body | Payas Municipality |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 33,700 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | 0326 |
Payas (Arabic: بياس , also called Yakacık) is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey.
Payas is a town in Dörtyol district which is a part of Hatay Province. It is a Mediterranean coastal town situated at about 36°45′N 36°13′E / 36.750°N 36.217°E. Distance to Dörtyol at the north is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), to İskenderun at the south is 20 kilometres (12 mi) and to Antakya (the province center) is 84 kilometres (52 mi). The population was 33700 as of 2012.
Payas and the vicinity had always been inhabited all through the history. Ancient names of the town were Baias and Bayyas. During Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602-628, Payas was one of the theaters of war between Heraclius and Khosrau II. In the second half of the 7th century, Payas became a part of the rising Arabic Empire. Seljuk Turks annexed Payas towards the end of the 11th century. The town was contested over between the Turks and the Byzantines, but was captured by the armies of the First Crusade in 1097. It became part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia soon thereafter. In 1268, the region was captured by the Mamluk Sultanate. Later, the town became a part of the Beylik of Dulkadir, and a part of the Ottoman Empire after the campaign of Selim I in 1517. Following a period of short French occupation after the First World War, Payas became a part of Turkey unlike most other parts of the Hatay Province where French occupation continued till 1938, when the rest of Hatay was annexed by Turkey.
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