Geography of Turkey
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The Anatolian side of Turkey is the largest portion in the country that bridges southeastern Europe and west Asia. East Thrace, the European portion of Turkey comprises 3% of the landmass but over 15%
Kaçkar Mountains.
A view of Levent from Kanlıca across the Bosporus.
Panoramic view of the Bosphorus strait, where Asia and Europe meet, with the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque view.
Butterfly Valley on the Turkish Riviera.
Mount Ararat
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Mount Ararat, officially Mount Ağrı, also known as Masis, is a snow- capped and dormant compound volcano in easternmost Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Arara
Geography of Turkey
…The Anatolian plain is separated from the Black Sea by the Pontic Mountains, converging with the Taurus Mountains in the Northeast of the country where Mount Ararat is located. The full territory of Turkey is 783,356 square kilometers (756,688 of those in Anatolia, and 23,764 in European Thrace). The physical…
Little Ararat (left) and Greater Ararat (right); View from Yerevan, Armenia
View from the Araratian plain near the city of Artashat, Armenia
Closeup of Greater Ararat
Closeup of Lesser Ararat