Asia Minor World History Encyclopedia

Asia Minor Peninsula Map. Ancient Asia Minor Map Anatolia Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey.It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, the Turkish Straits to the northwest, and the Black Sea to the north. Anatolia has hosted many civilizations throughout history

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Its eastern boundary is generally marked by the southeastern Taurus Mountains In geographic terms Anatolia may be described as the area in southwestern Asia bounded to the north by the Black Sea, to the east and south by the Southeastern Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, and to the west by the Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara.

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Average elevation: 399 m • Asia Minor, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey • Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey Anatolia, also called Asia Minor (from Ancient Greek: 'Άνατολή, Turkish: Anadolu), is a peninsula at the west end of Asia.It forms the majority of modern Turkey. The Ottoman Empire emerged as a powerful dynasty in the 15th century resulting in the spread of Islam in the region

Asia Minor and Armenia West 1908 FEEFHS. Its eastern boundary is generally marked by the southeastern Taurus Mountains The Ottoman Empire emerged as a powerful dynasty in the 15th century resulting in the spread of Islam in the region

World Map of MIDDLE EAST REGION Asia Minor, Near East, Levant, Turkey, Armenia, Syria, Iraq. The area of Asia Minor was established as Turkey in 1923 after the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire following the Turkish war of independence between 1919 and 1923 In this article, you can find facts about the history of Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, along with maps.