Eastern Anatolia Region
Eastern Anatolia Region (Turkish: Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi) encompasses the eastern provinces of Turkey, and it is one of the 7 non-administrative subdivisions used for census purposes. Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The region and the name of "Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi" were first defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941. The First Geography Congress, which was held in Ankara in 1941 separated Turkey into seven geographical regions, which are still used today Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It has the highest average altitude, largest area and lowest population density of all regions of Turkey.
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Location and borders
Eastern Anatolia Region is located in the easternmost part of Anatolia, Turkey. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It is bounded by; Central Anatolia Region to the west, Black Sea Region to the north, Southeast Anatolia Region and Iraq to the south and; Iran, Nakhichevan and Armenia to the east. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası Նախիջևանի Ինքնավար Հանրապետություն Нахичеванская Автономная Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani
The area of the region is 171. 061 km² which is 21% of the total area of Turkey. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
Provinces
- Ağrı Province
- Ardahan Province
- Bingöl Province
- Bitlis Province
- Elazığ Province
- Erzincan Province
- Erzurum Province
- Hakkari Province
- Iğdır Province
- Kars Province
- Malatya Province
- Muş Province
- Tunceli Province
- Van Province
Population
The total population of the region is 6,100,000 (2000 census). Ağrı ( Armenian: Արարատի is a province on the eastern borders of Turkey, bordering Iran to the east Kars to the North Erzurum Ardahan Province is a province in the far north-east of Turkey, at the very end of the country where Turkey borders with Georgia and Armenia. Bingöl Province is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. Bitlis is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. Elazığ Province is a Province of Turkey with its seat in the City of Elazığ. Erzincan Province is a Province on the Eastern region of Anatolia, Turkey and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake The Province of Erzurum ( Arzen in antiquity Karin in ancient Armenian, Theodosiupolis or Theodosiopolis during Hakkâri is a province in the southeast corner of Turkey, located at the juncture of Iraq and Iran. Iğdır (Iğdır Îdir Իգդիր İğdır Игдир ایگدیر is a province in eastern Turkey, located along the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan Kars is a province (il of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country Malatya Province is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area Muş is a province in eastern Turkey. It is 8196 km² in area and has a population of 488997 (2006 est Tunceli ( Zazaki: Dêrsım, is a province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Van is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border The rural population is larger than the urban population. The migration level (to the other regions, especially to Marmara Region) is high and population density (35 person/km²) is lower than the average for Turkey (85 person/km²).
Geography
The average altitude is 2200 m. Major geographic features include plains, plateaus and massifs. There is some volcanic activity today.
Massifs and mountains
- There are three massif lines running north-south:
- To the north, the Çimen Dağı, Kop Dağıand Yalnızçam mountains
- In the centre, the Munzur, Karasu Dağı, Aras Dağı mountains
- To the south, Southeast Tauros, Bitlis, Hakkari, and Buzul mountains. The Yalnızçam Mountains (Yalnızçam Dağları or Arsiani Range (არსიანის ქედი arsianis k’edi) is a Mountain range in Bitlis ( Kurdish: Bilîs or Bedlîs Armenian: Baghaghesh, later Baghesh) is a town in eastern Turkey and the Hakkâri is a city in the far southeast of Turkey. The name Hakkâri comes from the Aramaic Akkare (ܐܟܪ̈ܐ meaning 'farmers'
- The volcanic mountains Nemrut, Süphan, Tendürek and Ararat are in the region. Turkey also has a mountain called Nemrut Nemrut ( Turkish: Nemrut Dağı, Armenian: Սարակն "Mountain spring" Mount Süphan (Süphan Dağı Sîpana Xelatê is a Mountain located in eastern Turkey, immediately north of Lake Van. Tendürek (Tendürek Dağı is a Shield volcano located in the Ağrı and Van provinces of eastern Turkey, close to the borders with Mount Ararat (see section Names for other names is the tallest peak in Turkey.
Plateaus and plains
- The largest plateau in the region is Erzurum-Kars Plato.
- The region includes the Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Muş plains and the Van Lake basin. Malatya ( Hittite: Melid; Greek: Μαλάτεια Malateia; Armenian: Մալաթիա Malatia; Kurdish: Elazığ (formerly named "Mamuret ül-Aziz" or in strict Arabic transliteration as "Ma'mûrat al-'Aziz" officially in honor Bingöl ( Zazaish: Çolig) ( Turkish for a thousand lakes) is a city in Eastern Turkey. Muş (alternative spelling Mush) is the provincial capital of Muş Province in Turkey. Lake Van (Van Gölü Gola Wanê Վանա լիճ Daryacheye Van ("Lake of Van" is the largest Lake
Lakes
- Van Gölü is the largest lake in Turkey. Lake Van (Van Gölü Gola Wanê Վանա լիճ Daryacheye Van ("Lake of Van" is the largest Lake
- Hazar
- Balık
- Bulanık
- Nazik
- Çıldır
- Erçek
Rivers
Climate and nature
Since most of the region is far from the sea, and has high altitude, it has a long winter and short summer periods. Lake Hazar ( Hazar Gölü) is a Lake in the Taurus Mountains, southeast of Elazig, notable as the source of the Tigris. Lake Çıldır (Çıldır Armenian: Հիւսիսեան ( Latin transliteration: Hiusisean) Georgian: ჩრდილი ( Latin transliteration The Euphrates ( ( Arabic: ar نهر الفرات; Turkish: tr Fırat Syriac: syr ܦܪܬ; Hebrew: he פרת The Tigris is the eastern member of the two great Rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates, which flows from the mountains of southeastern See Kura for other rivers called Kura Kura ( Turkish: Kura, Azerbaijani: Kür, Georgian: მტკვარი During the winter, it is cold and snowy, during summer the weather is cool in the highlands and hot in the lowlands. The region has the lowest average temperature of all Turkish regions. (-25°C) The summer average is about 20°C.
The region's annual temperature difference is the highest in Turkey.
Some areas in the region have different microclimates. As an example Iğdır (near Mt. Ararat) has a very warm climate. Iğdır (Iğdır Îdir Իգդիր İğdır Игдир ایگدیر is a province in eastern Turkey, located along the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan Mount Ararat (see section Names for other names is the tallest peak in Turkey.
The region contains 11% percent of the total forested area of Turkey. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Oak and yellow pine trees form the majority of the forests. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin It is rich in native plants and animals.
The region has high potential for hydroelectric power. Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water
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