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Central Anatolia Map
The region Central Anatolia lies in the Turkey and also includes the state capital Ankara.
Regions
places
Other goals
i.a. Kültepe
The following places are already in the neighboring region Turkish Black Sea Region, but they are close to the border of the region:
background
The term Anadolu (Turkish form of "Anatolia") comes from ancient Greek. With Anatolia the provinces east of ancient Athens were designated (thus those on the Asian side of Turkey). The syllable Anatol is a directional description ("from the east").