Like Istanbul, Çanakkale province has a European and an Asian part.The European part is formed by the Gallipoli (Gelibolu) peninsula, while the Asian part is largely coterminous with the historic region of Troad in Anatolia.They are separated by the Dardanelles strait, connecting the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea.. The archaeological site of Troy is found in Çanakkale …

Akyaka is a coastal township with its own municipality in the Ula district of Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey.The town is situated at the far end of the Gulf of Gökova, at the start of the fertile Gökova plain, and is a rising center for international tourism. [citation needed] It is the first coastal town encountered on the busy road from the province center of Muğla to the resort ...

Tekirdağ Province (Turkish: Tekirdağ ili, pronounced [teˈciɾdaː]) is a province of Turkey.It is located in the East Thrace region of the country, also known as European Turkey, one of only three provinces entirely within continental Europe.Tekirdağ Province is bordered by Istanbul Province to the east, Kırklareli Province to the north, Edirne Province to the west, and the …

Jinan (simplified Chinese: 济南; traditional Chinese: 濟南; pinyin: Jǐnán), alternately romanized as Tsinan, is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city in Shandong. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilization and has evolved ...

İzmit (Turkish pronunciation: ) is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey.It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about 100 km (62 mi) east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia.As of the last estimation (made on 31 December 2021), the city center had a population of 367,990. Kocaeli Kartepe,

Malatya Province (Turkish: Malatya ili; Kurdish: Parezgêha Meletîyê) is a province of Turkey.It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya.The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province had a population of 853,658 according to the results of 2000 census, whereas in 2010 it had a population of 740,643.

Adana Province (Turkish: Adana ili) is a province of Turkey located in central Cilicia.With a population of 2.26 million, it is the sixth most populous province in Turkey. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 79% of the residents of the province.It is also closely affiliated with other Cilician provinces of Mersin, Osmaniye, and Hatay.

Geography. Ninth biggest province of Turkey by land area, Mersin consists %2,02 of Turkey. 87% of the land area is mountain, leading up to the rocky heights of the central Taurus Mountains, the highest peak is Medetsiz (3,584 m) in the Bolkar range, and there are a number of important passes over to central Anatolia.There are many high meadows and small plains between 700 …

Kayaköy is an abandoned village in southwest Turkey. It was anciently known in Greek as Carmylessus (Ancient Greek: Καρμυλησσός), shortened to Lebessos (Ancient Greek: Λεβέσσος) and pronounced in Modern Greek as Leivissi (Greek: Λειβίσσι), lies 8 km south of Fethiye in southwestern Turkey in the old Lycia province.From Ancient Greek the town name shifted to …

İzmir Province (Turkish: İzmir ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia, situated along the Aegean coast. Its capital is the city of İzmir, which is in itself composed of the province's central 11 districts out of 30 in total.To the west, it is surrounded by the Aegean Sea, and it encloses the Gulf of Izmir.Its area is 11,973 square kilometres (4,623 ...