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Pages in category "Lists of tourist attractions in Turkey" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Since 2021, Turkey is the fourth most visited country in the world. [2] Number of international tourist arrivals. At its height in 2019, Turkey attracted around 51 million foreign tourists, [3] [4] The total number fluctuated between around 41 million in 2015, and around 30 million in 2016.
The first three sites in Turkey, Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, Historic Areas of Istanbul and Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, were inscribed on the list at the 9th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1985. [3]
Konya is believed to correspond to the Late Bronze Age toponym Ikkuwaniya known from Hittite records. [3] [4] This placename is regarded as Luwian in origin. [5]During classical antiquity and the medieval period it was known as Ἰκόνιον (Ikónion) in Greek and as Iconium in Latin.
The combination of a favorable climate, warm sea, mountainous scenery, fine beaches along more than a 1,000 km (620 mi) of shoreline along the Mediterranean and Aegean waters, and abundant natural and archaeological points of interest makes this stretch of Turkey's coastline a popular national and international tourist destination.
Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, [4] Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Taurus Mountains. With over 2.6 million people in its metropolitan area, it is the largest city in Turkey's Mediterranean Region, situated along the Mediterranean Sea. [5] [6] [7]
The area covered by Bursa corresponds to 1.41% of Turkey's land area, which makes the city 27th in the country in terms of land area. [21] Bursa stands on the northwestern slopes of Mount Uludağ (known as the Mysian Olympus in classical antiquity), on the banks of the Nilüfer River , in the southern Marmara Region .