Dogu Anadolu Bolgesi (or The Eastern Anatolia Region as it is known) and was first defined at the initial Geography Congress in 1941 and although it has the highest average altitude and the biggest geographical area, it unfortunately has the lowest population density out of all of Turkey, the majority of the region of Eastern Anatolia was known as the Armenian Highlands, or simply Armenia.
The region of Eastern Anatolia is located in the easternmost part of the country, with the Black Sea Region to the north, Central Anatolia Region to the west, Southeast Anatolia and Iraq to the south with countries like Iran, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan to the east, the area of Eastern Anatolia is approximately 171,061 km².
Provinces within the Eastern Anatolia Region include the likes of:
Agri Province, Bingöl Province, Elazig Province, Erzurum Province, Igdir Province, Malatya Province and Tunceli Province.
It will be an amazing opportunity to visit this region, the provinces are beautiful and will be amazing places to do some shopping, or if you would rather visit a cafe, pub, club or restaurant, there are a whole variety of places to visit, all beautiful...
Beautiful lakes to visit include: Van Gölü (which is rumoured to be the largest lake in Turkey), also Balik, Çildir, Hazar and Nazik,
Rivers you can visit include Zap, Aras, Firat and Kura.
The plateaus and plains within the region include Erzurum-Kars Plato, Malatya, Elazig and Mus plains.
There are three massif lines in the region running north-south, to the north is the Çimen Dagi, Kop Dagiand Yalnizçam mountains, in the centre is the Munzur, Karasu Dagi, Aras Dagi mountains and to the south there is the Southeast Tauros, Bitlis, Hakkari, and Buzul mountains, also in the region are some volcanic mountains including Nemrut, Süphan, Tendürek and Ararat.
Looking for self catering holiday accommodation in the Eastern Anatolia region? Then below is a selection of apartments in the Eastern Anatolia region and villas in the Eastern Anatolia region that can be rented direct from their owners. You can either click on each listing for further details or you can use our search engine on the left if you are looking for something in particular.
