The Southeastern Anatolia region ( Turkish : Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi ) is a geographical region of Turkey . The most populous city in the region is Gaziantep . Other big cities are Şanlıurfa , Diyarbakır , Mardin and Adıyaman .
6-622: It is bordered by the Mediterranean region to the west, the Eastern Anatolia region to the north, Syria to the south, and Iraq to the southeast. Provinces that are entirely in the Southeastern Anatolia region: Provinces that are mostly in the Southeastern Anatolia region: Provinces that are partially in the Southeastern Anatolia region: The Southeastern Anatolia region has an area of 59,176 km and
12-401: A closed basin are in the north west of the region. The capital of each province is a city bearing the name of the province except Antakya which is the capital city of Hatay Province. However, as the provinces are the administrative units their border lines do not exactly match that of the region. Thus, the region includes also the eastern part of Muğla Province as well as southern parts of
18-777: Is a geographical region of Turkey . The largest city in the region is Antalya . Other big cities are Adana , Mersin , Isparta , Antakya and Kahramanmaraş . It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to
24-480: Is the second smallest region of Turkey. It has a semi-arid continental climate with very hot and dry summers and cold and often snowy winters. 37°00′N 40°00′E / 37.000°N 40.000°E / 37.000; 40.000 This article about a Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey location is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mediterranean region, Turkey The Mediterranean Region ( Turkish : Akdeniz Bölgesi )
30-452: The region. The mountains run in parallel to sea and in most places the mountains meet the sea except in coastal plains. The coastal plains were formed in the lower courses of the rivers. The most important coastal plain is Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity) in the eastern part of the region. It was formed by three rivers, Berdan , Seyhan and Ceyhan . Main lakes of the region, like Lake Beyşehir , Lake Eğirdir and Lake Burdur which form
36-594: The south. Provinces that are entirely in the Mediterranean Region: Provinces that are mostly in the Mediterranean Region: Provinces that are partially in the Mediterranean Region: Mediterranean Region is a mountainous region. Toros Mountains , a mountain chain from west to east, covers most of the region. Another chain is Amonos Mountains which run from north to south in the extreme east of
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