Southeastern Anatolia Region

Southeastern Anatolia Region

Southeastern Anatolia Region (Turkish: Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi) is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions (bölge). It is bordered by the Mediterranean Region to the west, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the north, Syria to the south, and Iraq to the southeast.

Provinces

Provinces in the Southeastern Anatolia Region

• Adıyaman Province
• Batman Province
• Diyarbakır Province
• Gaziantep Province
• Kilis Province
• Mardin Province
• Siirt Province
• Şanlıurfa Province
• Şırnak Province

Population

Gaziantep Castle

Statistical Data from Turkish Statistics Association TUIK web site

Province	Population
Adıyaman	623,811
Batman	456,734
Diyarbakır	1,462,708
Gaziantep	1,685,249
Kilis	114,724
Mardin	705,098
Siirt	263,676
Şanlıurfa	1,443,422
Şırnak	353,197

Geography and climate

Batman
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     57   8 −1     69   11 0     77   16 4     69   22 8     40   28 12     9   35 17     1   40 21     3   39 20     4   34 16     30   27 10     57   17 4     65   10 1 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: Turkish State Meteorology
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.2   46 30     2.7   52 32     3   61 39     2.7   72 46     1.6   82 54     0.4   95 63     0   104 70     0.1   102 68     0.2   93 61     1.2   81 50     2.2   63 39     2.6   50 34 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Southeastern Anatolia Region has an area of 75.358 km² and is the second smallest region of Turkey. Southeastern Anatolia Region has a semi-arid continental climate with very hot and dry summers and cold and often snowy winters.

Tourism

• Tourism information is available in English at the Southeastern Anatolian Promotion Project site.

See also

• Provinces of Turkey