ADAM'S PEAK, a mountain in Ceylon, about 45m. E. of Colombo, in 6° 55' N., 8o° 3o' E. It rises steeply to a height of 7,352ft. and commands a magnificent prospect. Its conical sum mit terminates in an oblong platform, 74ft. by 24, on which there is a hollow, resembling the form of a human foot, 5f t. 4in. by 2f t. 6in. It is held in high veneration by Buddhists, Mohammedans and Hindus alike, and by them is respectively ascribed to Gau built in 1887, and has a magnificent stone bridge, carrying the road to Missis and the East, and dating in parts from the time of Justinian, but restored first in A.D. 743 and called Jisr &l-Walid after the Omayyad caliph of that name, and again in 84o by Caliph Mutasim. There are, also, a ruined castle founded- by Harun al-Rashid in 782, fine fountains, good buildings, river-side quays and cotton mills. Adana, which retains its ancient name, was a station on the Roman military road to the East, and at one time a rival of Tarsus. It was largely rebuilt by Mansur in 758. Its position, commanding the passage of the mountains to the north of Syria, led to many vicissitudes. In the contest between Egyp tians and Turks in 1832, after the defeat of the Turkish army at Konia, it was granted to Ibrahim Pasha, and though the firman named him only muhassil, or collector of the Crown revenue, it continued to be held by the Egyptians till the treaty of July 1840 restored it to the Porte. The chief productions of the province are cotton, corn, sesame and wool, which are largely exported. In 1927 the population was given as 108,957.