Eastern Anatolia
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Eastern Anatolia Region Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi |
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| Region of Turkey | |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 165,436 km2 (63,875 sq mi) |
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| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
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20
−4
−15
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24
−3
−14
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33
3
−7
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58
12
0
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70
17
4
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43
22
7
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27
27
10
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16
28
10
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21
23
5
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49
15
1
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33
7
−5
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22
−1
−11
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| Source: Turkish State Meteorology | |||||||||||
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0.8
25
5
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0.9
27
7
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1.3
37
19
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2.3
54
32
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2.8
63
39
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1.7
72
45
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1.1
81
50
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0.6
82
50
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0.8
73
41
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1.9
59
34
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1.3
45
23
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0.9
30
12
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| Average max. and min. temperatures in °F | |||||||||||
| Precipitation totals in inches | |||||||||||
The Eastern Anatolia Region (Turkish: Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey.
The region and the name "Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi" were first defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941. It has the highest average altitude, largest geographical area, and lowest population density of all regions of Turkey. Prior to getting its current name by the Turkish state, most of the region was part of the Six Armenian provinces in the region known as the Armenian Highlands. After the Armenian Genocide, the geopolitical term "Eastern Anatolia" was created to replace what had historically been known as Western Armenia.
Starting from 1880 the name Armenia was forbidden to be used in official Ottoman documents. The government of Sultan Abdul Hamid II replaced the name Armenia with such terms as "Kurdistan" or "Anatolia". The Sublime Porte was trying to cover up the Armenian Question; if there was no Armenia, then there was no Armenian Question. The process of “nationalization” of toponyms was continued by the Kemalists, who were the ideological successors of the Young Turks, and gained momentum during the Republican period. Starting from 1923 the entire territory of Western Armenia was officially renamed “Eastern Anatolia” (literally The Eastern East).
In the 17th century when the Armenian Question was not as yet included into the international diplomacy agenda, the terms "Anatolia" or "Eastern Anatolia" were never used to indicate Armenia. Furthermore, the "Islamic World Map" of the 16th century and other Ottoman maps of the 18th and 19th centuries have clearly indicated Armenia (Ermenistan) on a specific territory as well as its cities.
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