Aegean Region

The Aegean Region (Turkish: Ege Bölgesi) is one of the 7 geographical regions of Turkey. The largest city in the region is İzmir. Other big cities are Manisa, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya.

Aegean Region
Ege Bölgesi
CountryTurkey
Largest cityIzmir
Provinces
8
Area
 • Total85.000 km2 (32.819 sq mi)
 • Rank5th
Population
 (2021 est.)
 • Total10,477,153
 • Density121/km2 (310/sq mi)
DemonymTurkish: Egeli
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (TRT)
The Library of Celsus in Ephesus was built by the Romans in 114–117.[1] The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, built by king Croesus of Lydia in the 6th century BC, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.[2]
İzmir, Biggest city in Aegean Region
Afyonkarahisar Castle
Cove in Muğla, Akbük beach between Muğla - Milas
Nature's wonder Denizli, Pamukkale
View of Kuşadası, Aydın

Located in western Turkey, it is bordered by the Aegean Sea to the west, the Marmara Region to the north, the Central Anatolia Region to the east, and the Mediterranean Region to the south.

Among the four coastal regions, the Aegean Region has the longest coastline.

Subdivision
  • Aegean Section (Turkish: Ege Bölümü)
    • Edremit Area (Turkish: Edremit Yöresi)
    • Bakırçay Area (Turkish: Bakırçay Yöresi)
    • Gediz Area (Turkish: Gediz Yöresi)
    • İzmir Area (Turkish: İzmir Yöresi)
    • Küçük Menderes Area (Turkish: Küçük Menderes Yöresi)
    • Büyük Menderes Area (Turkish: Büyük Menderes Yöresi)
    • Menteşe Area (Turkish: Menteşe Yöresi)
  • Inner Western Anatolia Section (Turkish: İç Batı Anadolu Bölümü)

Ecoregions

The ecoregions of this region are all Terrestrial, more specifically Palearctic, and still more so, Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub. Different parts are within the following classifications:

  • Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
  • Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests
  • Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests

Provinces
The ancient city of Aizanoi located in Kütahya

Provinces that are entirely in the Aegean Region:

Provinces that are mostly in the Aegean Region:

Bodrum's cityscape is dominated by white buildings.
Sehir Island in Marmaris

Provinces that are partially in the Aegean Region:

Climate
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Source: Turkish State Meteorology [3]

The climate of the Aegean Region has a Mediterranean climate at the coast, with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters and a semi-arid continental climate in the interior with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Aegean Turkey.

References
  1. Mark Cartwright. "Celsus Library". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. "The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus: The Un-Greek Temple and Wonder". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. "Statistics". Archived from the original on 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-05-30.


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