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Southeastern Anatolia Region

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Country
  
Turkey

Area
  
59,176 km²

Southeastern Anatolia Region The Southeastern Anatolian Region of Turkey Gneydou Anadolu Blgesi

The Southeastern Anatolia Region (Turkish: Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey.

Contents

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.

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Subdivision

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  • 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)

    • 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

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    Southeastern Anatolia Region has an area of 59,176 km² and is the second smallest region of Turkey. Southeastern Anatolia Region 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.

    • References

    Southeastern Anatolia Region Wikipedia
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