Southeastern Anatolia region
region of Turkey
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.
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.
Subdivision
Middle Euphrates section (Turkish: Orta Fırat Bölümü)
Gaziantep area (Turkish: Gaziantep Yöresi)
Şanlıurfa area (Turkish: Şanlıurfa Yöresi)
Tigris section (Turkish: Dicle Bölümü)
Diyarbakır area (Turkish: Diyarbakır Yöresi)
Mardin–Midyat area (Turkish: Mardin - Midyat Yöresi)
Ecoregions
Palearctic
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
Zagros Mountains forest steppe
Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands
Eastern Anatolian montane steppe
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests
Provinces
Provinces that are entirely in the Southeastern Anatolia region:
Mardin
Şanlıurfa
Provinces that are mostly in the Southeastern Anatolia region:
Adıyaman
Batman
Diyarbakır
Gaziantep
Siirt
Provinces that are partially in the Southeastern Anatolia region:
Bitlis
Bingöl
Kahramanmaraş
Kilis
Malatya
Geography and climate
The Southeastern Anatolia region has an area of 59,176 km2 and 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.
Tourism
Tourism information is available in English at the Southeastern Anatolian Promotion Project site.
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