Hadath

Al-Ḥadath al-Ḥamrā
Arabic: الحدث الحمراء
Shown within Turkey
Alternative nameAdata
LocationTurkey
RegionKahramanmaraş Province
Coordinates37°42′25″N 37°27′36″E / 37.707°N 37.460°E / 37.707; 37.460

Al-Ḥadath al-Ḥamrā' (Arabic for "Hadath the Red") or Adata (Greek: Ἃδατα) was a town and fortress near the Taurus Mountains (modern southeastern Turkey), which played an important role in the Byzantine–Arab Wars.

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