eastern Turkey

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geographical region region of Turkey

Eastern Turkey is a geographically diverse and historically rich region of Turkey that spans parts of Anatolia and the Armenian Highlands, known for its rugged mountains, harsh climate, and multicultural heritage.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Eastern Anatolia 28
eastern Turkey canonical 19
Eastern Anatolia Region 9

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
region of Turkey ⓘ
borders Armenia ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
climate continental climate ⓘ
containsArchaeologicalSite Ani ⓘ
Harput ⓘ
Nemrut Crater area ⓘ
Van Fortress ⓘ
containsBodyOfWater Lake Van ⓘ
Lake Çıldır ⓘ
containsCity Ardahan ⓘ
Ağrı ⓘ
Batman ⓘ
Bingöl Province ⓘ
surface form: Bingöl

Bitlis Vilayet ⓘ
surface form: Bitlis

Diyarbakır ⓘ
Elazığ Province ⓘ
surface form: Elazığ

Erzincan Province ⓘ
surface form: Erzincan

Erzurum Province ⓘ
surface form: Erzurum

Hakkari region ⓘ
surface form: Hakkâri

Iğdır ⓘ
Kars ⓘ
Malatya Province ⓘ
surface form: Malatya

Mardin ⓘ
Muş ⓘ
Siirt ⓘ
Tunceli Province ⓘ
surface form: Tunceli

Van ⓘ
Şırnak ⓘ
containsMountain Pontic Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Kaçkar Mountains

Mount Ararat ⓘ
Munzur Mountains ⓘ
Süphan Mountain ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
small-scale industry ⓘ
ethnicGroup Arabs ⓘ
Armenians ⓘ
Kurds ⓘ
Turks ⓘ
Zaza ⓘ
surface form: Zazas
hasCharacteristic harsh climate ⓘ
multicultural heritage ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ
hasHeritage Byzantine heritage ⓘ
Ottoman heritage ⓘ
Urartian heritage ⓘ
multilingual traditions ⓘ
hasIssue earthquake risk ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ
historicalRegion Armenian Highlands ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
knownFor harsh winters ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ
volcanic landscapes ⓘ
locatedIn Anatolia ⓘ
Armenian Highlands ⓘ
partOf Asian Turkey ⓘ
eastern Turkey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region
religion Alevism ⓘ
surface form: Alevi Islam

Christianity ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
timeZone TRT ⓘ
traversedByRiver Euphrates ⓘ
surface form: Euphrates River

Tigris ⓘ
surface form: Tigris River
utcOffset +03:00 ⓘ

Referenced by (67)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Erivan Governorate → todayPartOf → eastern Turkey ⓘ
Caucasus campaign → location → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Caucasus campaign → affectedRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Armenian Highlands → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Armenian Genocide → location → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Zazaki → spokenIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Turkey
Zazaki → region → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Safavid Empire → territoryIncludes → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: eastern Anatolia
eastern Turkey → partOf → eastern Turkey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Turkey
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region
მტკვარი → წყარო_რეგიონი → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: ჩრდილოეთ-აღმოსავლეთი თურქეთი
Erzurum, Turkey → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
subject surface form: Erzurum
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Erzurum, Turkey → historicalRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
subject surface form: Erzurum
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Anatolia → hasSubregion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Mount Ararat → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
Mount Ararat → locatedInRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region
Surmalu uezd → historicalRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Keban Dam → locatedInRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Kagizman → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region
Kagizman → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
Kagizman → region → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Ardahan → partOf → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region
Ardahan → historicalRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Erzurum Province → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region
Erzurum Province → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
Erzurum Province → historicalRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Ishak Pasha Palace → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
Ishak Pasha Palace → region → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Oltu → locatedInRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Oltu → countrySubdivision → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region
Southeastern Anatolia Region → bordersRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region
Soviet–Turkish conflicts (interwar period) → mainTheater → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Ottoman–Safavid conflict → majorTheater → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Asian Turkey → hasPart → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Battle of Chaldiran → theater → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: eastern Anatolia
Khorgom → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
Caucasian muhajirism → historicalRegionAffected → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Armenian language → nativeTo → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Turkey
Siege of Kars → hasLocation → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Chorokhi River → sourceRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Turkey
Lake Van → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region
Sophene → locatedInPresentDay → eastern Turkey ⓘ
Kura–Araxes culture → presentIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
Hamidian massacres → location → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Vaspurakan → presentLocation → eastern Turkey ⓘ
Sassoun → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Menua → expandedInto → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Sarduri I → regionRuled → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Rusa I → territorialExpansion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Kars → locatedInRegion → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia
Van → locatedIn → eastern Turkey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Anatolia