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Turkish Odyssey/Places of Interest/Aegean Region The Aegean Sea extends from the Mediterranean northward between Greece and Turkey. The narrow waterway known as the Dardanelles enters the Aegean from the northeast and carries the discharge from the Black Sea. It gives access through the Marmara Sea and the Bosphorus to the Black Sea. www.turkishodyssey.com /places/aegean/aegean.htm

Mediterranean Region Maps Omnimap.com, a world leader in map supply, offers the best selection of Mediterranean region maps, plus over 250,000 digital and paper maps and guidebooks for the world plus GPS units,... Travel, culture, news and issues in the Mediterranean region. All you want to know about Mediterranean Sea and more is right here. www.mediterraneancruise.abcacme.com /mediterraneanregionmaps   (280 words)

MSN Encarta - Middle East In contrast, low-lying coastal regions of the Arabian Peninsula (the large peninsula south of Jordan and Iraq) and those bordering the Mediterranean Sea experience much more moderate winter temperatures: Jiddah in western Saudi Arabia averages 24°C (75°F) in January and 31°C (89°F) in July. The Aswān High Dam in southern Egypt, opened in 1971, has decreased annual flooding of the delta region at the Nile’s outlet to the Mediterranean Sea, resulting in coastal erosion and increased salt content of the soil. The geopolitical term Middle East, first coined in 1902 by United States naval officer Alfred Thayer Mahan, originally referred to the Asian region south of the Black Sea between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and India to the east. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579298/Middle_East.html   (1071 words)

Articles - Turkey Turkey is generally divided into seven regions: the Black Sea region, the Marmara region, the Aegean, the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, the East and Southeast Anatolia regions. Turkey forms a bridge between Europe and Asia, with the division between the two running from the Black Sea to the north down along the Bosporus strait through the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles strait to the Aegean Sea and the larger Mediterranean Sea to the south. Turkey invaded the island in 1974 in response to an Athens backed coup of the island, Turkey states that it was invoking its role under the Treaty of Guarantee to ensure the independence of the island and protection of its Turkish Cypriot minority. www.gaple.com /articles/Turkey?mySession=544e44c20d4558594280de2c40cc7940   (1071 words)

Turkish Odyssey/About Turkey/Geography Turkey is surrounded by sea on three sides; the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean in the south and the Aegean Sea in the west. The Marmara region is economically the most developed area of Turkey. This region is approximately 1/6 of Turkey’s total land mass. www.turkishodyssey.com /turkey/geo/geo.htm   (2156 words)

Turkey: Country Profile - Geography, History, Government and Politics, Population and Economy In the north, Turkey borders the Black Sea, and is connected to the Mediterranean via the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles. At the eastern end of Turkey's Mediterranean coast is Syria, then Iraq and Iran. Much of Turkey is covered by hills and steppe, whilst the east of the country is very mountainous, especially near the Iranian and Caucasus border regions. www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com /country.asp?country=1   (1274 words)

Turkey Turkey is generally divided into seven regions: the Marmara, the Aegean, the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, East Anatolia, Southeast Anatolia and the Black Sea region. Turkey forms a bridge between Europe and Asia, with the division between the two running from the Black Sea to the north down along the Bosporus strait through the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles strait to the Aegean Sea and the larger Mediterranean Sea to the south. Turkey borders eight countries: Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest; Georgia, Armenia and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan and to the northeast; Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the south. www.cooldictionary.com /words/Turkey.wikipedia   (3646 words)

Turkey Travel Guide,Tourist Information,Embassy List,Visas,Istanbul Accommodation,Books for Travelers,Travellers Safety Tips Geography: Turkey is situated in southeast Europe and southwest Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria. Climate: Although Turkey is situated in large Mediterranean geographical location where climatic conditions are quite temperate, diverse nature of the landscape, and the existence in particular of the mountains that run parallel to the coasts, result in significant differences in climatic conditions from one region to the other. The eastern part of that receives 2,200 millimeters annually and is the only region of Turkey that receives rainfall throughout the year. www.learn4good.com /travel/tourist_information/turkey_istanbul_guidebooks_embassy_list_visas.htm   (3646 words)

Aegean Sea - Wikipedia AEGEAN SEA, a part of the Mediterranean Sea, being the archipelago between Greece on the west and Asia Minor on the east, bounded N. by European Turkey, and connected by the Dardanelles with the Sea of Marmora, and so with the Black Sea. Aegean Sea (Greek Aigaion, Turkish Ege) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea and it is located between Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor) of Turkey. The combination of several diverse civilizations of Eastern Mediterranean region has thus been possible with this special geographic feature. nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aegean_Sea   (524 words)

info: BLACK SEA It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara, and to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch. Countries bordering on the Black Sea are Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia. The name 'Black Sea' (initially Pontos Axeinos, 'inhospitable sea', later renamed Pontos Euxeinos, 'hospitable sea' to gain the sea's good favor) was coined by the Ancient Greek navigators, because of the unusual dark color, compared with the Mediterranean Sea. www.info-monaco.com /Black_Sea   (524 words)

Geography of Turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Turkey is situated in Anatolia and Southeastern Europe (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe, and Anatolia is part of Southwestern Asia), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria. Thrace is separated from the Asian portion of Turkey by the Istanbul Bogazi (Bosporus Strait), the Marmara Denizi (Sea of Marmara), and the Çanakkale Bogazi (Dardanelles Strait). As a result, Turkey is one of the world's more active earthquake and volcano regions. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Turkey   (3268 words)

Turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Turkey forms a bridge between Europe and Asia, with the division between the two running from the Black Sea to the north down along the Bosporus strait through the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles strait to the Aegean Sea and the larger Mediterranean Sea to the south. Between 24 March and 10 June 1999, Turkey was a part of the joint NATO operation, 1999 Kosovo War, in the Balkans to end a brutal civil war in the region that used to be Yugoslavia. Turkey is bordered by Bulgaria (in European Turkey) and Greece on the west, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran ( Persia) on the east, and Iraq and Syria on the south. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkey   (3268 words)

biology - Turkey Turkey forms a bridge between Europe and Asia, with the division between the two running from the Black Sea to the north down along the Bosporus strait through the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles strait to the Aegean Sea and the larger Mediterranean Sea to the south. Turkey was a part of the joint NATO operation in the Balkans to end a brutal civil war in the region that used to be Yugoslavia. Turkey placed a bid to become a candidate for the 2012 olympics but was eliminated in the initial rounds, part of its bid included the building of the 80,000 seater Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul. www.biologydaily.com /biology/Turkey   (2478 words)

Turkey Turkey can be divided into seven geographic regions: Thrace and the borderlands of the Sea of Marmara; the Aegean and Mediterranean region; the Black Sea region; western Anatolia; the central Anatolian Plateau; the eastern highlands; and southeastern Anatolia. Turkey became a secular state in 1928, and a multiparty political system was established in 1950. Turkey has relatively rich agricultural resources and important deposits of lignite, black coal, iron ore, and chromium; some petroleum is found in the southeast. www.arab-world-information.com /turkey.htm   (2478 words)

Turkey - Travelling to Turkey - Holidays in Turkey In addition to these famous historic places, Turkey offers the Turquoise Coast with the sunny beaches and crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea region with lovely untouched beaches and fishing villages and Eastern Turkey where vast mountain scenery and the remains of ancient civilizations invite exploration. Being at the center of Turkey, Central Anatolian Region embodies assorted beauties.Having been a witness to the transitions of important civilizations, today the region is the political center of Turkey. Travelling in Turkey is like a voyage in time, passing from one scene, legend or world to another. www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/europe/turkey/turkey.html   (2159 words)

World InfoZone - Turkey Information - Page 1 Turkey is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, Greece, Bulgaria, the Black Sea, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Turkey's weather varies according to region but is generally hot and dry in the summer and cold in the winters. The population of the Republic of Turkey was 69,660,559 in 2005. www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=Turkey   (767 words)

Turkey - Atlapedia Online In compliance with UN sanctions against Iraq, Turkey shut down the Iraqi oil pipeline which carries oil to the Mediterranean Sea. It is bound by the Agean Sea to the west, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the north, Georgia to the northeast, Armenia and Iran to the east and Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. On June 25, 1992 the Black Sea economic cooperation region summit, an initiative of Pres. www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/turkey.htm   (1579 words)

Batman City in southeastern Turkey with 250,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate) in a region of broad plateaus, on the Batman river, which joins the Tigris river 25 km south. In addition to oilfields, there is an oil refinery in Batman, and a 515 km long pipeline to Iskenderun on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The economy of Batman is dominated by the region's oil industry. www.lexicorient.com /e.o/batman.htm   (140 words)

Rhodope Mountains --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! The region includes Spain and Portugal, on the Iberian Peninsula; Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City, on the Italian Peninsula; and Greece and Turkish Thrace (or European Turkey), mostly on the Balkan Peninsula. Southern, or Mediterranean, Europe comprises countries on three peninsulas that jut into the Mediterranean Sea. The least accessible region in the Balkans, the system within Bulgaria has an area of 5,690 sq mi (14,737 sq km), extending 150 mi (240 km) west to east and 60 mi north to south. www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9063463   (1339 words)

Daily Bible Study - The Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea region was the home of two of the world's earliest civilizations - the Minoan Civilization of Crete, and the great intellectual and military empire of Greece (see Ancient Empires - Greece). The Aegean Sea is located between the Greek peninsula on the west, and Turkey to the east. It is actually a northern arm of The Mediterranean Sea, with Crete forming a geographical division. www.keyway.ca /htm2002/aegean.htm   (226 words)

Turkey Marmara region is known for processing vegetables, Southeast Turkey for pistachio and Northeast Turkey for hazelnut and tea. The main regions for olives, citrus, greenhouse(vegetables and ornamentals) and open field vegetables are the Mediterranean and Aegean regions. Turkey is montainous in the east and has high mountains parallel to the sea line in the northern and southern coast. www.hridir.org /countries/turkey   (469 words)

Black Sea Sea region was settled by the ancestors of the eastern An interior sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean by several straits and the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Sea coast is divided among Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Rumania. www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/B/L/BlackSea.htm   (469 words)

USATODAY.com - Baltic Sea ports to partner in bid to promote more Baltic Sea cruises "Northern Europe has become a bigger cruise destination than the Mediterranean Sea because of the instability in the eastern part of Mediterranean with the Middle East and Turkey," he said. Because Copenhagen is a turnaround port — meaning tourists fly in and out for cruises — Wonderful Copenhagen presented a three-year project with nine other Baltic Sea port cities to boost the number of cruise ships coming in and out of the Baltic Sea. Already Scandinavia's biggest air travel hub, Copenhagen wants to become the center for the cruise ship industry, too, for the region, including the Baltic states. www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/2004-09-13-baltic-ports_x.htm   (540 words)

International Relations and Security Network ISN - Security Watch AFSOUTH covers the area including Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Mediterranean Sea from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coast of Syria, the Sea of Marmora and the Black Sea. AFNORTHWEST is the NATO military command responsible for Norway, Britain, and the adjacent seas. The region is physically separated from the AFCENT region by non-NATO countries (Switzerland and Austria). www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/relatedlinks.cfm?Parent=1651   (193 words)

Turkey - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography Turkey is generally divided into seven regions: the Marmara, the Aegean, the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, East Anatolia, Southeast Anatolia and the Black Sea region. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia, Armenia and the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan to the northeast; Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. Turkey's economy is a complex mix of modern industry and commerce along with a traditional agriculture sector that in 2004 still accounted for 35% of employment. www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Turkey   (5014 words)

Biodiversity Hotspots - Mediterranean Basin - Conservation Action In recognition of the valuable, but extremely threatened, natural heritage of the Mediterranean Basin, most countries within the region are planning significant expansion of their protected area systems, especially in Turkey, Lebanon and Syria. One process that has established mechanisms for regional action on pollution control and conservation of the shared marine environment is the Mediterranean Action Plan, a cooperative effort established under the aegis of the United Nations in the mid-1970s, in response to the pollution-driven death of the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Basin has a long history of land conservation. www.conservation.org /xp/Hotspots/mediterranean/conservation.xml   (365 words)

Turkish Odyssey/Places of Interest/Aegean Region The Aegean Sea extends from the Mediterranean northward between Greece and Turkey. The narrow waterway known as the Dardanelles enters the Aegean from the northeast and carries the discharge from the Black Sea. Today most of the islands in the Aegean Sea are Greek. www.turkishodyssey.com /places/aegean/aegean.htm   (304 words)

Adventure Tours : Turkey Luxury Travel As Turkey's largest forest of Mediterranean Cypress, the National Park is rich in red pine, black pine, cedar, fir, oak and wild olive trees. Emerging from the Toros (Taurus) Mountains and running through a number of amazing canyons, Koprucay flows into the Mediterranean Sea to the south of Serik. The wild animals in the region include fallow deer, wild goat, wild boar, bear, wolf, fox, rabbit and various bird species. www.turkeyluxurytravel.com /activities/adventure.html   (595 words)

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