Anatolia
Peninsula
Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory. Geographically, the Anatolian region is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, the... Wikipedia
Area: 291,773 mi²
Continent: Asia Minor
Coordinates: 39°N 35°E / 39°N 35°E
Etymology: "the East", from Greek
Languages: Turkish; Minority: Kurdish, Armenian, Greek, Kabardian, North Caucasian languages, various others
Largest city: Ankara (pop. 5,700,000)
Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.
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Mar 28, 2024 · In geographic terms Anatolia may be described as the area in southwestern Asia bounded to the north by the Black Sea, to the east and south by ...
The history of Anatolia can be roughly subdivided into: Prehistory of Anatolia Ancient Anatolia Classical Anatolia (including Achaemenid, Hellenistic and ...
Anatolian plateau. Stretching inland from the Aegean coastal plain, Central Anatolia occupies the area between the two zones of the folded mountains, extending ...
Anatolia - Neolithic, Cultures, Archaeology: It was long understood that the origins of agriculture and stock breeding should be sought in those areas of ...
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The territory of the empire situated on the east of the capital was named Anatolia, which in Greek means “east”. Therefore, in the early and medieval times the ...
One of the great crossroads of ancient civilizations is a broad peninsula that lies between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Roman cities of Anatolia, with their fertile farmland and extensive trade networks, become the richest in the empire. A vast road system marked by ...