Mediterranean Region, Turkey

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Mediterranean Region
Akdeniz Bölgesi
Region of Turkey
Country Turkey
Area
 • Total 90,348 km2 (34,884 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 9,423,231
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Provinces in the Mediterranean Region

The Mediterranean Region (Turkish: Akdeniz Bölgesi, Kurdish: Herema Mediterian) is one of Turkey's seven geographical region (bölge). 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 the south.

Geography

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 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 Eğridir and Lake Burdur which form a closed basin are in the north west of the region.

Provinces

There are 8 provinces in 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 the neighbouring provinces like Konya Province, Karaman Province and Niğde Province. On the other hand, northern and eastern parts of Kahramanmaraş Province are not included in Mediterranean region.

Demographics

The population is concentrated in the coastal plains. The population of the province capitals are as follows.

Name Province Population
(as of 2012)
AdanaAdana Province1 636 229
AntakyaHatay Province206 960
AntalyaAntalya Province1 073 794
BurdurBurdur Province 72 377
IspartaIsparta Province198 385
KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş Province443 575
MersinMersin Province876 958
OsmaniyeOsmaniye Province209 255

Other cities with a population over 100 000 are;

Name Province Population
(as of 2012)
AlanyaAntalya Province104 573
İskenderunHatay Province184 833
TarsusMersin Province245 671

Climate

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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
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Source: Turkish State Meteorology [1]

The Mediterranean Region has a Mediterranean climate at the coast, with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters and a semi-arid continental climate in the interior with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

See also

Images

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Coordinates: 37°00′N 34°00′E / 37.000°N 34.000°E / 37.000; 34.000

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