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The Southeastern Anatolia Region ( Turkish: 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 .
The Anatolian Plateau ( Turkish: Anadolu Platosu) is a plateau that occupies most of Turkey 's surface area. [1] [2] The elevation of the plateau ranges from 600 metres (2,000 ft) in the west to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). [citation needed] . Mount Erciyes near Kayseri, is the highest elevation at 3,917 metres (12,851 ft).
Anatólia (do grego antigo Ἀνατολή, Anatolḗ — "leste" ou "erguer/nascer do sol"), ou península anatoliana, também conhecida como Ásia Menor ("pequena Ásia"; em grego: Μικρὰ Ἀσία; romaniz.: Mīkrá Asía ), denota a protrusão ocidental da Ásia, que compõe a maior parte da República da Turquia. [ 1] .
