Southeastern Anatolia region

{{about|the geographical region|the statistical region within Turkey|Southeast Anatolia Region (statistical)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Southeastern Anatolia region

| native_name = Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi

| native_name_lang = tr

| settlement_type = Region| image_map = Southeastern Anatolia Region in Turkey.svg

| coordinates =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Turkey

| area_total_km2 = 59,176

| population_total = 8,576,391

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = GDP

| demographics1_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Statistics by Theme > National Accounts > Regional Accounts |url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/ilgosterge/?locale=tr |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=www.turkstat.gov.tr}}

|demographics1_title1 = Total

|demographics1_info1 = US$ 44.745 billion (2022)

| demographics1_title2 = Per capita

|demographics1_info2 = US$ 5,220 (2022)

}}

The Southeastern Anatolia region ({{langx|tr|Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi}}) is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous city in the region is Gaziantep. Other big cities are Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Mardin and Adıyaman.

It is bordered by the Mediterranean region to the west, the Eastern Anatolia region to the north, Syria (Rojava) to the south, and Iraq (Southern Kurdistan) to the southeast.

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Subdivision

  • Middle Euphrates section ({{langx|tr|Orta Fırat Bölümü}})
  • Gaziantep area ({{langx|tr|Gaziantep Yöresi}})
  • Şanlıurfa area ({{langx|tr|Şanlıurfa Yöresi}})
  • Tigris section ({{langx|tr|Dicle Bölümü}})
  • Diyarbakır area ({{langx|tr|Diyarbakır Yöresi}})
  • Mardin–Midyat area ({{langx|tr|Mardin - Midyat Yöresi}})

Ecoregions

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Provinces

Provinces that are entirely in the Southeastern Anatolia region:

Provinces that are mostly in the Southeastern Anatolia region:

Provinces that are partially in the Southeastern Anatolia region:

Geography and climate

The Southeastern Anatolia region has an area of 59,176 km{{sup|2}} and is the second smallest region of Turkey. It has a semi-arid continental climate with very hot and dry summers and cold and often snowy winters.

Tourism

  • [http://www.guneydogumirasi.org/eng/ Tourism information is available in English at the Southeastern Anatolian Promotion Project site.]

See also

References

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