The geographically extreme points of the Republic of Turkey are:
- Northernmost: The point is on the Turkish-Bulgarian border in Kofçaz, Kırklareli Province – (42°06′21″N 27°14′27″E / 42.10583°N 27.24083°E)
- Southernmost: The spring of Kale Stream, Yayladağı, Hatay Province – (35°48′46″N 36°09′08″E / 35.81278°N 36.15222°E)
- Westernmost: Cape Avlaka, Gökçeada(İmbros Island), Çanakkale – (40°07′30″N 25°39′56″E / 40.12500°N 25.66556°E)
- Easternmost: Dilucu Bordergate, Aralık/Iğdır – (39°39′03″N 44°49′04″E / 39.65083°N 44.81778°E)
- Center (according to the rectangle made by the parallels and meridians that pass through the most eastern, western, northern and southern points): Point near Yukarıhasinli Village and Karakimse Village, Kocasinan, Kayseri – (38°57′32″N 35°11′12″E / 38.95889°N 35.18667°E)
Note: Westernmost point connected to land is Cape Baba/Ayvacık/Çanakkale and the northernmost point connected to land is İnceburun itself. Cape Baba is also the westernmost point of Asian mainland. The southernmost point of Anatolia is Cape Anamur, Anamur, Mersin.
City Centers
[edit]Towns (>2000)
[edit]- Northernmost: Sinop (for "not a city", it's Doğanyurt/Kastamonu)
- Southernmost: Yayladağı/Hatay Province
- Westernmost: Gökçeada (İmroz)/Çanakkale
- Easternmost: Aralık/Iğdır
Villages
[edit]- Northernmost: Ahlatlı/Kofçaz/Kırklareli
- Southernmost: Aşağıpulluyazı/Yayladağı/Hatay Province
- Westernmost: Uğurlu/Gökçeada (İmroz)/Çanakkale
- Easternmost: Alan/Şemdinli/Hakkari
Altitude
[edit]- Highest: Mount Ararat (Ağrı), Iğdır — 5,165 metres (16,946 ft)[1]
- Lowest: An unnamed place near Akyatan Lagoon, Mediterranean Sea, Adana — −2.8 metres (−9.2 ft)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Turkey Mountains". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-04-11.