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Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, [a] is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey.It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, the Turkish Straits and the Sea of Marmara to the northwest, and the Black Sea to the north.
Anatolia/Asia Minor in the Greco-Roman period. The classical regions and their main settlements (circa 200 BC). Aeolis (named after the Aeolian Greeks that colonized the region) Lesbos; Armenia Minor (Armenia west of the Euphrates river, geographically in Anatolia) (roughly corresponding to ancient Azzi-Hayasa or Hayasa-Azzi) Aeretice / Æretice
Cappadocia (/ k æ p ə ˈ d oʊ ʃ ə ˌ-ˈ d oʊ k i ə /; Turkish: Kapadokya, Greek: Καππαδοκία) is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey.It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.
The largest city in the region is Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Other big cities are Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir, Sivas, Aksaray and Kırşehir. Located in Central Turkey, it is bordered by the Aegean region to the west, the Black Sea region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia region to the east, and the Mediterranean region to the south.
In Turkey, stretching inland from the Aegean coastal plain, the Central Anatolia Region occupies the area between the two zones of the folded mountains, extending east to the point where the two ranges converge. The plateau-like, semi-arid highlands of Anatolia are considered the heartland of the country. The region varies in elevation from 700 ...
Anatolia or Asia Minor in the Greco-Roman period: The classical regions, including Pontus, and their main settlements. Map of Pontus in antiquity, 1901 The first travels of Greek merchants and adventurers to the Pontus region occurred probably from around 1000 BC, whereas their settlements would become steady and solidified cities only by the ...
Galatia (/ ɡ ə ˈ l eɪ ʃ ə /; Ancient Greek: Γαλατία, Galatía, "Gaul") was an ancient area in the highlands of central Anatolia, roughly corresponding to the provinces of Ankara and Eskişehir, in modern Turkey.
Historical regions of Anatolia (21 C, 32 P) P. Populated places in ancient Pamphylia (52 P) Populated places in ancient Turkey (25 C, 3 P)