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Southeastern Anatolia

Southeastern Anatolia, is a region in the south east of . It borders to the south and to the southeast, and forms part of the majority Kurdish-inhabited area known as .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Gaziantep and Diyarbakır.

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is a city in Southeastern Anatolia. Although it is a major city in Turkey and known as the Turkish capital of gastronomy, it counts very few international tourists. It has a quiet atmosphere and the locals are friendly.

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is the largest city in Southeastern Anatolia. It is on the Tigris, one of the greatest rivers of the , and is considered by many to be the capital of the Kurdish people.

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is a city in Southeastern Anatolia, and the provincial capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The modern city of is situated about 80 km east of the Euphrates River.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Kahramanmaras and Batman.

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Kahramanmaraş, which used to be known as Maraş, is a city in , located on the crossroad of , and southeastern Turkey.

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is a city in southeastern Anatolia. It is the capital of an important oil producing province.

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is a historic city in Southeastern Anatolia, . The city is known for its fascinating architecture and location: heavily decorated stone buildings cascading down a mountain, overlooking the vast expanse of the Mesopotamian plains below.

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is a city in the District of in . It had a population of 160,340 in 2021. The city is predominantly inhabited by Kurds.

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is a city in southernmost , near the border with Syria, and the administrative centre of and District. Its population is 112,187. On 6 February 2023 was badly affected by the twin Turkey-Syria earthquakes.

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is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,079 km2, and its population is 115,586. The city is populated by Kurds of different tribal affiliation.

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in Southeastern Anatolia is a museum city like its neighbour , approximately 1.5 hours away. Rock mansions, gates with arches, Süryani churches with minaret like ascending gong towers, characterize a medieval city.

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Kâhta is a town of 67,000 people in Southeastern Anatolia. , on lake of Atatürk Dam is a good base to explore the area and Mount Nemrut from, although there's not a lot of life in the town.

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is a small village located along the banks of the Tigris River in southeastern . It has been settled for perhaps as long as three millennia, though most cliff dwellings are around 2,000 years old.

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is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 944 km2, and its population is 148,386. It is located 45 km from the city of , 95 km from Şanlıurfa, and 35 km from .

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is one of the major districts of Diyarbakır province in Southeastern Anatolia. Home to a population of around 138,000 people, it is the second largest city of the province after the capital, .

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is a small town on the Euphrates in Southeastern Anatolia, near Şanlıurfa. It's a pretty location in a rocky valley with cliffs dropping down to the river.

is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,111 km2, and its population is 42,218. It is 55 km north from the city of Şanlıurfa.

is a small border town in Southeastern Anatolia, noted for being the site of the ancient city of Carchemish.

is a town in Southeastern Anatolia. It's a district in Diyarbakır Province of Turkey, and is home to a population of nearly 21,500 people. The town is regionally famous for its historic site called the "Prophets' Tombs".

Southeastern Anatolia

Latitude of center
38.109° or 38° 6′ 32″ north
Longitude of center
41.3286° or 41° 19′ 43″ east
Population
7,490,000
Elevation
666 metres (2,185 feet)
Geo­Names ID
10922506
Wiki­data ID
Q155638
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Southeastern Anatolia” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Rajoni i Anadollit Juglindor”
  • Arabic: “جنوب شرق الأناضول”
  • Armenian: “Հարավ-արևելյան Անատոլիա տարածաշրջան”
  • Armenian: “Հարավ-արևելյան Անատոլիա”
  • Armenian: “Հարավարևելյան Անատոլիա”
  • Asturian: “Rexón d’Anatolia Suroriental”
  • Asturian: “Rexón de Anatolia Suroriental”
  • Azerbaijani: “Cənub-şərqi Anadolu regionu”
  • Basque: “Hego-ekialdeko Anatolia eskualdea”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёва-Усходняя Анатолія”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёва-Ўсходняя Анатолія”
  • Belarusian: “Рэгіён Паўднёва-Усходняя Анатолія”
  • Belarusian: “Рэгіён Паўднёва-Ўсходняя Анатолія”
  • Bosnian: “Jugoistočna Anadolija”
  • Bulgarian: “Югоизточен Анадол”
  • Catalan: “Regió d’Anatòlia del Sud-est”
  • Central Kurdish: “ھەرێمی ئاناتۆلیای باشووری ڕۆژھەڵات”
  • Chechen: “Къилба-Малхбален Анатоли”
  • Chinese: “东南安纳托利亚地区”
  • Chinese: “東南安納托利亞地區”
  • Chinese: “東南安那托利亞地區”
  • Czech: “Jihovýchodní Anatolie”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Mıntıqay Anatoliya Rocvetışê Veroci”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Mıntıqaya Anatoliya Rocvetışê Veroci”
  • Dutch: “Guneydogu Anadolu Bolgesi”
  • Dutch: “Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi”
  • Dutch: “Zuidoost-Anatolie”
  • Dutch: “Zuidoost-Anatolië”
  • Esperanto: “Sudorienta Anatolia Regiono”
  • Esperanto: “Sudorienta Anatolio”
  • Estonian: “Kagu-Anatoolia piirkond”
  • Finnish: “Kaakkois-Anatolian alue”
  • French: “Anatolie du Sud-Est”
  • French: “région de l’Anatolie du sud-est”
  • French: “Région de l’Anatolie du Sud-Est”
  • Galician: “Rexión do Sueste da Anatolia”
  • Georgian: “სამხრეთ ანატოლიის რეგიონი”
  • Georgian: “სამხრეთ-აღმოსავლეთი ანატოლიის რეგიონი”
  • Georgian: “სამხრეთაღმოსავლეთ ანატოლიის რეგიონი”
  • German: “Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi”
  • German: “Güneydogu Anadolu”
  • German: “Güneydoğu Anadolu”
  • German: “Südost-Anatolien”
  • German: “Südostanatolien”
  • Greek: “Νοτιοανατολική Ανατολία”
  • Greek: “Περιοχή Νοτιοανατολικής Ανατολίας”
  • Hebrew: “דרום-מזרח אנטוליה”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז דרום מזרח אנטוליה”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז דרום-מזרח אנטוליה”
  • Hungarian: “Délkelet-anatóliai régió”
  • Indonesian: “Kawasan Anatolia Tenggara”
  • Italian: “Anatolia sudorientale”
  • Italian: “Regione dell’Anatolia Sud Orientale”
  • Japanese: “南東アナトリア”
  • Japanese: “南東アナトリア地域”
  • Japanese: “南東アナトリア地方”
  • Japanese: “東南アナトリア”
  • Japanese: “東南アナトリア地域”
  • Japanese: “東南アナトリア地方”
  • Korean: “남동부 아나톨리아 지역”
  • Korean: “남동아나톨리아 지역”
  • Korean: “동남부 아나톨리아 지역”
  • Korean: “동남아나톨리아 지역”
  • Kurdish: “Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi”
  • Kurdish: “Herêma Başûrê Rojhilatê Anatolyayê”
  • Macedonian: “Југоисточна Анадолија”
  • Marathi: “आग्नेय अनातोलिया प्रदेश”
  • Northern Frisian: “Süüduastanatoolien”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørøst-Anatolia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Søraust-Anatolia”
  • Norwegian: “Sørøst-Anatolia”
  • Persian: “منطقه آناتولی جنوب شرق”
  • Persian: “ناحیه آناتولی جنوب شرق”
  • Portuguese: “Região do Sudeste da Anatólia”
  • Portuguese: “Sudeste da Anatólia”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Anatolia de Sud-Est”
  • Russian: “Юго-Восточная Анатолия”
  • Scots: “Sootheastren Anatolie Region”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jugoistočna Anadolija”
  • Slovak: “Juhovýchodná Anatólia”
  • Slovenian: “Jugovzhodna Anatolija, Turčija”
  • Slovenian: “Jugovzhodna Anatolija”
  • Spanish: “Región de Anatolia Suroriental”
  • Spanish: “Region del Sureste de Anatolia”
  • Spanish: “Región del Sureste de Anatolia”
  • Swahili: “Kanda ya Kusinimashariki mwa Anatolia”
  • Swahili: “Kanda ya Kusinimashariki ya Anatolia”
  • Tagalog: “Southeastern Anatolia Region”
  • Tagalog: “Timog-silangang Rehiyon ng Anatolia”
  • Tajik: “Анатулии Ҷанубу Шарқӣ”
  • Tamil: “தென்கிழக்கு அனதோலியா பிராந்தியம்”
  • Turkish: “Güney Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi”
  • Turkish: “Güney Doğu Anadolu”
  • Turkish: “Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi”
  • Turkish: “Güneydoğu Anadolu”
  • Turkish: “Güneydoğu Bölgesi”
  • Uighur: “شەرقىي جەنۇبىي ئاناتولىيە رايونى”
  • Ukrainian: “Південно-Східна Анатолія”
  • Urdu: “جنوب مشرقی اناطولیہ علاقہ”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Southeastern Anatolia”. Photo: Dûrzan cîrano, CC BY-SA 3.0.