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Marmara Region

Marmara Region

The Marmara Region (Turkish Marmara), with a surface area of 67.000 km², is the smallest but most densely populated of the seven geographical regions of Turkey. It represents approximately 8.6% of the Turkish national territory. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Turkey_marmara. ... Image File history File links Turkey_marmara. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...


This region was officially put in existence after the Geography Congress of 1941 in Ankara and is geographically divided into four regional parts, or areas.

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Provinces

Marmara Region
Marmara Region

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the Marmara Region of Turkey. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the Marmara Region of Turkey. ... shows the Location of the Province Balıkesir Balıkesir is a province in midwestern Turkey, having shorelines on both Marmara and the Aegean seas. ... Location of Bilecik Province Bilecik is a province in midwest Turkey, neighboring Bursa to the east, Kocaeli and Sakarya to the north, Bolu to the west, Eskişehir to the southeast and Kütahya to the south, spanning an area of 4,307 km². Population is 175,500 (1990). ... Bursa is a province in western Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. ... shows the Location of the Province Canakkale Çanakkale is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. ... Location of Edirne Province Edirne is the westernmost province of Turkey, located in European Turkey (known in antiquity as Thrace) along the Greek border. ... Shows the Location of the Province İstanbul Istanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. ... shows the Location of the Province Kırklareli Kırklareli is a province of northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. ... Kocaeli is a province of Turkey. ... Sakarya is a province of Turkey and is located in the Marmara region. ... Tekirdağ province is in Trakya (Thrace), the northwestern part of Turkey. ... Yalova is a province in northwestern Turkey, along the Sea of Marmora. ...

Geography

There are Yıldız (Star) Mountains in Marmara Region. Climate of Marmara Region is maki and wood.


See also

Provinces of Turkey are called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i). ...

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References

Census-defined regions of Turkey Flag of Turkey
Aegean Region | Black Sea Region |Central Anatolia Region |East Anatolia Region |Marmara Region |Mediterranean Region |Southeastern Anatolia Region

 

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