Eastern Anatolia Region
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The Eastern Anatolia Region is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous province in the region is Van Province. Other populous provinces are Malatya, Erzurum and Elazığ.
Mount Ararat
Following the Armenian genocide and establishment of the Republic of Turkey, the territory known as the Armenian Highlands (or Western Armenia) were renamed "Eastern Anatolia" by the Turkish government.
Panoramic view of Ani in Kars
Lakes near Lake Van.
Geographical regions of Turkey
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The geographical regions of Turkey comprise seven regions, which were originally defined at the country's First Geography Congress in 1941. The regions are subdivided into 31 sections, which are further divided into numerous areas, as defined by microclimates and bounded by local geographic formations.
Artvin Province, East of the Blacksea Region
Cappadoccia and famous fairy chimneys rock formation
Istanbul, the most populous city in the Marmara Region and all of Turkey
The Mediterranean Region is a well-known sea-tourism zone because of own climate.