Turkey Description

Turkey - a paradise on Earth, where a rich culture and strengthening national traditions, hospitable people and wise people, friendly smiling and always ready to help, unparalleled in the world in a variety of dishes cuisine, seasoned with "unique melody, legends and Eastern tale, falls in love himself, calling your heart again to see this wonderful land.

The Turkish Republic is located in Western Asia and parts of Southern Europe, bordering the Black Sea to the north, the south - the Mediterranean Sea in the west - the Aegean Sea. Covers an area of 814 578 sq.km. Capital - Ankara. European (23.7 sq. km) and the Asian part of the divided sea of Marmara, the Bosporus and the Dardanelles. Washed by the Black, Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean seas.

This is a state with a unique and largely unspoiled countryside. For the rest of Turkey has it all: emerald seas, golden beaches, gentle sun, covered with majestic pines, mountain peaks, fast river flows and waterfalls.

Western Anatolia consists of a rugged mountain ranges and river valleys, the highest mountain in the region - the mountain of Uludag (2453 m). Instead, Thrace and the Marmara Sea coast - a region flat. Anatolian Black Sea coast is framed by mountains of Pontus (Pontus Euxinus - the ancient name of the Black Sea), which are arranged parallel to the coast. Similarly, parallel to the narrow and hilly coast of the Aegean and among the world's seas, are Tavrskie mountains, the largest mountain chain in the country (south-east, in Malatya, it evolved into Antitavr). Here, in the south-western region, there are few freshwater lakes: Beyzegir, Egridir and Burdural.

South-eastern Anatolia - a low plateau in the north, east and west, surrounded by mountains. But the most mountainous region of Turkey is the Eastern Anatolia. There is the famous Mount Ararat (5137 m), to which Noah's Ark landed. Ibid originate Tigris River (Diklah) and Euphrates (Firat), are considered kolyba-pour civilization. (In principle, almost all the rivers of Turkey and navigational rapids, some dry summer, the longest river of the country is Kızılırmak, length of 1150 km). Here is and one of Turkey's two largest lakes - Lake Van, an area of about 3,7 thousand square meters. km, and the depth of more than 145 hours of Origin it is mainly tectonic, lake-drainage, it is not somewhat mitigates the climate of the neighboring mountains. Wang salted water.

Anatolian Plateau (Central Anatolia and Cappadocia) is located in the center of the country and from all sides surrounded by mountains. Field of Cappadocia is formed by now extinct volcanoes and is a bizarre conglomeration of rocks. In the center is the second of the big lakes in Turkey - Ace, too salty. The highest point of the plateau - volcano Erciyes (3916 m).