The Mediterranean Region ( tr, Akdeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

. The largest city in the region is Antalya. Other big cities are Adana, Mersin, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş. It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the

Central Anatolia Region The Central Anatolia Region ( tr, İç Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Ankara. Other big cities are Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir, Sivas, and Aksaray. Located in Central Turkey, it is bordered ...

to the north, the

Eastern Anatolia Region The Eastern Anatolia Region ('' tr, Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi'') is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous province in the region is Van Province. Other populous provinces are Malatya, Erzurum and Elazığ. It is bordered by the Black S ...

to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...

to the south.

Subdivision

* Adana Section ( tr, Adana Bölümü) **Çukurova - Taurus Mountains Area ( tr, Çukurova - Toros Yöresi) **Antakya - Kahramanmaraş Area ( tr, Antakya - Kahramanmaraş Yöresi) * Antalya Section ( tr, Antalya Bölümü) **Antalya Area ( tr, Antalya Yöresi) **Göller Area ( tr, Göller Yöresi) **Taşeli - Mut Area ( tr, Taşeli - Mut Yöresi) **Teke Area ( tr, Teke Yöresi)

Ecoregions

Terrestrial

Palearctic

= Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

= * Central Anatolian steppe

= Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

= * Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests * Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests *

Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests The Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests ecoregion, in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, is in the eastern Mediterranean Basin. Lebanon cedar (''Cedrus libani'') is a characteristic tree. Geography The e ...

Provinces

Provinces that are entirely in the Mediterranean Region: * Adana * Antalya * Mersin * Burdur * Hatay * Isparta * Osmaniye Provinces that are mostly in the Mediterranean Region: * Kahramanmaraş Provinces that are partially in the Mediterranean Region: * Konya * Niğde * Kayseri * Denizli * Gaziantep * Muğla * Karaman * Kilis

Geography

Mediterranean Region is a mountainous region.

Toros Mountains The Taurus Mountains ( Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar'') are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir ...

, 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 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 Ceyhan () is a city and a district in the Adana Province, in southern Turkey, east of Adana. With a population of over 157,000, it is the largest district of the province, outside the city of Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Ea ...

. Main lakes of the region, like Lake Beyşehir,

Lake Eğirdir Eğirdir ( tr, Eğirdir Gölü, formerly ''Eğridir'') is a lake in the Lakes Region of Turkey. The town of Eğirdir lies near its southern end, 107 kilometers (67 mi) north of Antalya. With an area of it is the fourth largest lake in T ...

and

Lake Burdur Lake Burdur ( tr, Burdur Gölü) is a large saline lake of tectonic origin, positioned at the frontier between Burdur and Isparta provinces in southwestern Turkey. It has an area of 250 km2 and a maximum depth variously reported at between 5 ...

which form 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 Antakya (), historically known as Antioch ( el, Ἀντιόχεια; hy, Անտիոք, Andiok), is the capital of Hatay Province, the southernmost province of Turkey. The city is located in a well-watered and fertile valley on the Orontes Rive ...

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 the neighbouring provinces like Konya Province, Karaman Province and

Niğde Province Niğde Province ( tr, ) is a province in the southern part of Central Anatolia, Turkey. Population is 341,412 (2013 est) of which 141,360 live in the city of Niğde. The population was 348,081 in 2000 and 305,861 in 1990. It covers an area of 7, ...

. On the other hand, northern and eastern parts of Kahramanmaraş Province are not included in Mediterranean region.

Climate

The Mediterranean Region has a

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

at the coast, with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters and a

semi-arid A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...

continental climate in the interior with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

Images

File:Taşköprü'nün_Panoramik_Fotoğrafı.jpg, A view of Adana with the Roman era Stone Bridge File:Hıdırlık Tower 03.jpg, A panorama of Antalya with the Roman era Hıdırlık Tower File:Am Yachthafen.JPG, Kaleiçi, the historic city centre of Antalya File:Alanyafromcastle.JPG, Alanya
Antalya Province File:Tip of the Alanya peninsula.jpg,

Alanya Castle Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a district of Antalya Province on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, east of the city of Antalya. As of Turkey's 2010 census, the city had a population of ...

and the tip of the Alanya peninsula
Antalya Province File:Kalkan 01.jpg, Kalkan, Kaş
Antalya Province File:Kemer beach, Antalya.jpg,

Kemer Kemer is a seaside resort and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, west of the city of Antalya, on the Turkish Riviera. Kemer is on the Gulf of Antalya, of sea coast with the skirts of the western Taurus Mounta ...

Antalya Province File:Manavgat1-birger-kuehnel.jpg,

Manavgat Waterfall Manavgat Waterfall on the Manavgat River is near the city of Side, north of Manavgat, Turkey. Its high flow over a wide area as it falls from a low height is best viewed from a high altitude. The white, foaming water of the Manavgat Waterfalls ...

Antalya Province File:Olympos_beach.jpg, Mt. Olympos (Mt. Tahtalı)
Antalya Province File:Köprülü Kanyon.JPG, Köprülü Canyon

Burdur Province Burdur Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the south, Denizli to the west, Afyon to the north, and Isparta to the east. It has an area of 6,887 km2 and a population of 258, ...

File:Salda Gölü 2.jpg,

Lake Salda Lake Salda is a mid-size crater lake in southwestern Turkey, within the boundaries of Yeşilova district of Burdur Province. It lies at a distance of about fifty kilometers to the west from the province seat Burdur. Lake Salda is often included ...

Burdur Province File:Mersin Halkevi.jpg, Mersin city centre File:Mersin Yenişehir promenade.JPG , Mersin coastal promenade File:AntakyaCarsi.JPG,

Hatay Province File:IskenderunShorelineWithMountain092012.jpg, İskenderun
Hatay Province File:Lake Egirdir.jpg,

Isparta Province Isparta Province ( tr, ) is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. It has an area of 8,993 km2 and a population of 448,298 ...

File:Kayaözü Creek, Kahramanmaraş 30.JPG, Kayaözü Creek

Kahramanmaraş Province Kahramanmaraş Province kurdish( tr, Kahramanmaraş ili ) is a province of Turkey. Its provincial capital is the city of Kahramanmaraş, the traffic code is 46. Geography Kahramanmaraş is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and ...

References

External links

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