Anatolia - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Anatolia Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,524,523,918 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Anatolia

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.15 sec.

Anatolia

Enlarge picture
Nemrut Dagi in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Situated on the peak of Nemrut Dagi, at a height of 2,100 m/6,890 ft, are the gigantic mausoleum and stone statues built by Commagene King Antiochus I in the 1st century BC. Under the rule of Antiochus, the Hellenistic Commagene kingdom reached its zenith.

Asian part of Turkey, consisting of a mountainous peninsula with the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
This also plays to a central part of the Turkish national narrative--that of the persecuted Turks, forced back into Anatolia via massive bouts of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the Middle East and the Caucasus, as the Ottoman Empire collapsed in the later 19th and early 20th centuries.
In fact, the Arabs didn't outright conquer Palestine, Syria, Anatolia, Egypt, North Africa, Iraq, and the Iranian plateau.
' But, he said, it was precipitated by Armenians taking up arms in eastern Anatolia and siding with invading Russian troops.
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.