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CENTRAL ANATOLIA REGION OF TURKEY
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Central Anatolia is the second largest region of
Turkey. It is basically a plateau region with land that is best
suited for grazing. The region has many exciting places to explore
and that is the reason why people from across the world every
holiday season come to see the beauty of this region.
There are many regions in Turkey that are known for their beauty,
but when it comes to the Central Anatolia, then there are certainly
no words. It is a Plateau region that is short of water for
irrigation because the rivers here are deep. It is known to be the
heartland of turkey.
If you want to explore something exotic this holiday season then the
Central Anatolia of Turkey will be your perfect destination for you.
It will be a trip that will make you learn a lot and explore the
beautiful greenery and Plateaus made by nature.
The central Anatolia is also known as the Anatolian Plateau. This
region is much diverse. It comes stretching from Aegean covering the
region between folded mountains towards the east where the mountain
ranges meet. Central Anatolia covers up 19 percent area of Turkey
and its land covers 151 square km. After the Eastern Anatolia, the
Central Anatolia is known to be the 2nd largest region of Turkey.
If you want to see beauty of mountains and plateaus then do visit
turkey and explore the Central Anatolia. The highlands here in this
region are called the heart of Turkey. Being parallel to the steppes
of Russia, starting from west to the east, the altitude of the
region varies from 600 to 1200 meters with the average of 500
meters. The plateau covers up the largest basins of the region
called the Tuz Golu and Konya Ovasi. The north east and west sides
have wooden regions where cultivation takes places in the adjoining
areas of the rivers and valleys. As the rivers courses here are
deep, therefore it gets hard to provide water to the agricultural
land but whenever water is available, the land is irrigated for
sure. This region is mostly bare therefore it is used for grazing
purposes.
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If are you into seeing heights and mountains, then whenever you come
to turkey, visiting Central Anatolia would be a good thing to do.
You will love to see the lush green valleys and plateaus here. You
will find plenty of resorts here that will enable you to enjoy the
beautiful scenes of the region along with having proper rest. You
can also hire a guide or ask any of the locals to help you visiting
various areas of Central Anatolia. In this way, you will get to
learn the culture and interact with the people here too.
When it comes to the weather here in the Central Anatolia, then rain
here falls very less. Talking about the crops here, the most
important crops of this region are barley and wheat. However, the
amount of agricultural produce differs as the yields are not
regular. Central Anatolia contributes in producing 1/3 of total
wheat in total agricultural produce in Turkey. Beans, lentils,
chickpeas and potatoes are some of the other crops that grow here.
Though stock raising is common here but as the land here is graze,
soil erosion occurs very often. Moreover, during summers, the dust
storms blow throughout the season and the plains thus get covered
with yellow powder. When the weather is extremely bad, the loss of
stock becomes severe too. During summers, there is no rainfall and
it is extreme hot, but during winters, the climate becomes a lot
cold and snow falls heavily throughout the winter.
When it comes to the cottage industry here, the small villagers of
Konya and Cappadocia are very much famous for carpet weaving. The
important provinces of the Central Anatolia include Kayseri, Konya,
Sivas, Cankiri, Kirsehir, Ankara, Yozqat , Karaman, Nevsehir and
Niğde.
Talking about Tourism, Turkey has many such places that are have not
been explored yet. If you want to see plateaus and green valleys,
then do visit the Central Anatolia in the coming holidays. You will
get to learn a lot about the culture, festivals, attractions and
celebrations of locals here.
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The provinces located in the
Central Anatolia Region are:
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